The Employment Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2002

1.  Part 12ZA of the 1992 Act, inserted by section 2 of the Act (statutory paternity pay), shall have effect only in relation to a person who satisfies the prescribed conditions of entitlement in respect of a child—

(a)born on or after 6th April 2003, or whose expected week of birth begins on or after that date; or

(b)matched for the purposes of adoption with a person who is notified of having been matched on or after 6th April 2003, or placed for adoption on or after that date.