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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave (Parental Order Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and come into operation on 15th March 2015.
2. In these Regulations—
“Curtailment Regulations” means the Maternity and Adoption Leave (Curtailment of Statutory Rights to Leave) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 M1;
[F1“intended parent”, in relation to a child, means a person who, on the day of the child’s birth—
applies, or intends to apply during the period of 6 months beginning with that day—
with another person for an order under section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 in respect of the child; or
as the sole applicant for an order under section 54A of that Act in respect of the child; and
expects the court to make such an order in respect of the child;]
“Leave Regulations” means the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 M2;
F2...
F3...
“paternity leave (adoption)” means paternity leave under regulation 8 of the Leave Regulations;
[F4“section 54 parental order parent” means a person—
on whose application the court has made an order under section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 in respect of a child; or
who is an intended parent of a child by reference to an application or intended application for such an order;
“section 54A parental order parent” means a person—
on whose application the court has made an order under section 54A of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 in respect of a child; or
who is an intended parent of a child by reference to an application or intended application for such an order;]
“statutory adoption leave” means ordinary adoption leave under Article 107A of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 or additional adoption leave under Article 107B of that Order;
“SPL Regulations” means the Shared Parental Leave Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 M3.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2 substituted (3.1.2019) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1413), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 13(2)(a)
F2Words in reg. 2 omitted (3.1.2019) by virtue of The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1413), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 13(2)(b)
F3Words in reg. 2 omitted (3.1.2019) by virtue of The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1413), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 13(2)(c)
F4Words in reg. 2 inserted (3.1.2019) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1413), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 13(2)(d)
Marginal Citations
M1S.R. 2015 No.95.
M2S.R. 2002 No.377; as amended by S.R. 2005 No. 48 (C. 5); S.R. 2005 No. 520; S.R. 2006 No. 373; S.R. 2008 No. 374; S.I. 2011/1740; and S.R. 2015 No.87.
M3S.R. 2015 No.93.
[F53.—(1) The provisions of the Leave Regulations, in so far as they apply to paternity leave (adoption) apply to section 54 parental order parents with the modifications set out in Part 2 of these Regulations.
(2) The provisions of the Leave Regulations, in so far as they apply to statutory adoption leave, apply to—
(a)section 54 parental order parents; and
(b)section 54A parental order parents,
with the modifications set out in Part 2 of these Regulations.]
Textual Amendments
F5Reg. 3 substituted (3.1.2019) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1413), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 13(3)
4. The provisions of the Curtailment Regulations, in so far as they apply to the curtailment of statutory adoption leave, apply to [F6section 54] parental order parents with the modifications set out in Part 3.
Textual Amendments
F6Words in reg. 4 inserted (3.1.2019) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1413), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 13(4)
5. The provisions of the SPL Regulations, in so far as they apply to shared parental leave (adoption), apply to [F7section 54] parental order parents with the modifications set out in Part 4.
Textual Amendments
F7Words in reg. 5 inserted (3.1.2019) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1413), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 13(5)
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