SCHEDULEFurther amendments to do with parental bereavement leave and pay
PART 1Principal Amendments
Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992
I1I82
The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 is amended as follows.
I2I93
In section 1(5) (outline of contributory system: certain statutory payments), for “and statutory shared parental pay” substitute “, statutory shared parental pay and statutory parental bereavement pay”
.
I3I104
In section 4(1)(a) (payments treated as remuneration and earnings)—
a
at the end of sub-paragraph (v), omit “and”;
b
after that sub-paragraph insert
or
vi
statutory parental bereavement pay; and
I4I115
In section 4AA(2) (limited liability partnerships: power to modify definitions of “employee” and “employer”), for “or 167ZS” substitute “, 167ZS or 167ZZ17”
.
I5I126
In section 4C(11) (power to make provision in consequence of provision made by virtue of section 4B(2) etc: definitions), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “statutory payment”, for “or statutory shared parental pay” substitute “, statutory shared parental pay or statutory parental bereavement pay”
.
I6I137
In section 170 (interpretation), in the definition of “the Department”, for the words “and 12ZC” (which were inserted by paragraph 2(18)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015) substitute “, 12ZC and 12ZD”.
I7I148
1
Section 172 (Assembly, etc. control of regulations and orders) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (2)(a), after “sections 167ZU to 167ZZ2” insert “or sections 167ZZ9 to 167ZZ12”
.
3
In subsection (4), for “and (7A)” substitute “, (7A) and (7B)”
.
4
After subsection (7A) insert—
7B
The first regulations under section 167ZZ19 must not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.