21.—(1) The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 17 (Employing authority contributions during absences), in paragraph (4) (b)—
(a)omit “, or additional paternity leave”;
(b)after “additional adoption leave” insert “or shared parental leave”.
(3) In regulation 18 (Additional pension contributions), in paragraph (17)(a)—
(a)omit “, or additional paternity leave”;
(b)after “additional adoption leave” insert “or shared parental leave”.
(4) In Schedule 1 (interpretation)—
(a)omit the definition of “additional paternity leave”;
(b)in the definition of “child-related leave”—
(i)omit “(e) additional paternity leave during which the member receives some pensionable pay;”
(ii)at the end insert—
“(f)shared parental leave during which the member receives some pensionable pay;”.
(c)in the definition of “statutory pay” after “paternity” insert “, shared parental”;
(d)at the appropriate place there is inserted—
““shared parental leave” means leave under the Shared Parental Leave Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015(2);”.