SCHEDULE 3Minor and consequential amendments
PART 1Amendments of primary legislation
The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
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(1)
Article 112BA (entitlement to paternity leave: prospective adopters with whom looked after children are placed) is amended as follows.
(2)
In paragraph (1)—
(a)
omit “who is looked after by an authority and”;
(b)
for “the authority” substitute “an authority”
;
(c)
for “Article 27(2)(a)” substitute “Article 27”
;
(d)
omit “, in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (2),”;
(e)
for “an approved foster parent who is also an approved prospective adopter” substitute “a person who is approved as an authority foster parent and approved as a prospective adopter”
.
(3)
Omit paragraph (2).
(4)
In paragraph (3), for “such references as may be specified” substitute “references to being placed under Article 27 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 with a person who is approved as an authority foster parent and approved as a prospective adopter”
.
(5)
In paragraph (4)—
(a)
for ““approved foster parent”, “approved prospective adopter”,” substitute ““approved as an authority foster parent”, “approved as a prospective adopter” and”
;
(b)
omit “and “child who is looked after by an authority””.