The Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave (Parental Order Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

21.  Regulation 3 (interpretation) of the SPL Regulations as they apply to [F1 section 54] 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 (Northern Ireland) 2002 M1 ;”;

(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—

[F2 ““intended parent”, in relation to a child, means a person who, on the day of the child’s birth—

(a)

applies, or intends to apply during the period of 6 months beginning with that day, with another person for a parental order in respect of the child; and

(b)

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

[F2 ““parental order” means an order under section 54(1) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008;”]

““parental order parent” means a person—

(a)

on whose application the court has made a parental order M2 in respect of the child; or

(b)

who is an intended parent M3 of a child;”; and

““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;”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 21 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(25)(a)

F2 Words in reg. 21(c) 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(25)(b)

Marginal Citations

M1 Regulation 2(4) as modified by regulation 6 of these Regulations.

M2 “Parental order” is defined in Article 107G(6A) of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16)), as modified by S.R. 2015 No.100.

M3 “Intended parent” is defined in section 107G(6A) of S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16), as modified by S.R. 2015 No.100.