The Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave (Parental Order Cases) Regulations 2014

21.  Regulation 3 (interpretation) of the SPL Regulations as they apply to parental order parents shall read as if in paragraph (1)—

(a) the definition of “A” read—

“means in relation to C, the parental order parent of C who has elected be Parent A in respect of C in accordance with regulation 2(4) of the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 (1);”;

(b) the definition of “AP” read—

“means the parental order parent of C who at the date of C’s birth is married to, or the civil partner or the partner of, A;”;

(c) there were, in the appropriate places alphabetically, the following definitions—

““parental order parent” means a person—

(a)

on whose application the court has made a parental order(2) in respect of the child, or

(b)

who is an intended parent(3) of a child;

“parental statutory declaration” means a statutory declaration stating that the person making the declaration—

(a)

has applied, or intends to apply, under section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 with another person for a parental order in respect of the child within the time limit for making such an application; and

(b)

expects the court to make a parental order on that application in respect of the child;”.

(1)

Regulation 2(4) as modified by regulation 6 of these Regulations.

(2)

“parental order” is defined in section 75G(6A) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (c.18) as modified by S.I. 2014/[  ].

(3)

“intended parent” is defined in section 75G(6A) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (c.18) as modified by S.I. 2014/[  ].