The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 is amended as follows.

In section 4 (payments treated as remuneration and earnings), in subsection (1)(a) (payments in satisfaction of entitlement to statutory sick pay or maternity pay), after “maternity pay;” there is inserted—

In section 35A (appropriate weekly rate of maternity allowance), for subsections (6) to (8) there is substituted—

In section 164 (statutory maternity pay – entitlement and liability to pay), in subsection (10)(b), for “section 166(2)” there is substituted “ section 166(1) and (2) ”.

In section 176 (Parliamentary control), in subsection (1)(a) (affirmative procedure: regulations), at the end there is inserted “ section 171ZE(1); section 171ZN(1. ”

The Social Security Administration Act 1992 is amended as follows.

In section 5 (regulations about claims for and payments of benefit), in subsection (5) (application to statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay), for “and statutory maternity pay” there is substituted “ , statutory maternity pay, statutory paternity pay and statutory adoption pay ”.

In section 122AA (disclosure of information by the Inland Revenue), in subsection (1) (which permits the disclosure of information relating to statutory sick pay and maternity pay by the Board to certain authorities, or in connection with certain agreements with countries outside the United Kingdom), for “or statutory maternity pay” there is substituted “ , statutory maternity pay, statutory paternity pay or statutory adoption pay ”.

In section 150 (annual uprating of benefits), in subsection (1)(j), for “section 166(3)” there is substituted “ section 166(1)(b), 171ZE(1) or 171ZN(1) ”.

In section 190 (Parliamentary control of orders and regulations), in subsection (1), after paragraph (aa) there is inserted—

In section 191 (interpretation – general), for the definition of “the Northern Ireland Department” there is substituted—

In section 167(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (interpretation – general), for the definition of “the Department” there is substituted—

The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 is amended as follows.

In section 171 (time limit for proceedings under section 168, 169 or 170), after “168,” there is inserted “ 168A, ”.

In section 172(1) (remedies for complaint under section 168 or 170), after “168” there is inserted “ , 168A ”.

The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows.

In section 27(1) (meaning of “wages”), after paragraph (c) there is inserted—

In section 48 (right to present complaint of detriment to employment tribunal), in subsection (1), for “or 47C” there is substituted “ , 47C or 47D ”.

In section 78 (parental leave: special cases), in subsection (6), for the words from “to maternity” to the end there is substituted—

In section 92 (right to written statement of reasons for dismissal), in subsections (2) and (3), for “subsection (4)” there is substituted “ subsections (4) and (4A) ”, and after subsection (4) there is inserted—

In section 104 (protection for those asserting certain statutory rights), in subsection (4)(c) (relevant statutory rights under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)) after “168,” there is inserted “ 168A, ”.

In section 106 (dismissal of replacement employees), in subsection (2)(a), after “childbirth,” there is inserted “ or on adoption leave ”.

In section 112(4) (which provides that an award of compensation for unfair dismissal where no order is made for reinstatement or re-engagement shall be calculated in accordance with certain provisions of that Act), for “127A” there is substituted “ 126 ”.

In section 117(3)(a) (which provides that an award of compensation for unfair dismissal where an order for reinstatement or re-engagement is not complied with shall be calculated in accordance with certain provisions of that Act), for “127A” there is substituted “ 126 ”.

In section 118(1)(b) (which provides that compensation for unfair dismissal shall include a compensatory award calculated in accordance with certain provisions of that Act), for “126 and 127A(1), (3) and (4)” there is substituted “ 124A and 126 ”.

In section 123(1) (which provides that calculation of the compensatory award is subject to the provisions of that section and certain other provisions of that Act), for “, 126, 127 and 127A(1), (3) and (4)” there is substituted “ , 124A and 126 ”.

Section 127A(internal appeal procedures) shall cease to have effect.

In section 191(2) (provisions of the Act which have effect in relation to Crown employment), for paragraph (c) there is substituted—

In section 192(2)(e) (provisions of Part 10 of the Act which have effect in relation to service as a member of the armed forces), after “103” there is inserted “ , 104C ”.

In section 225 (definition of calculation date for the purposes of the calculation of a week’s pay in relation to cases connected with rights during employment), at the end there is inserted—

In section 226(3) (definition of calculation date for the purposes of the calculation of a week’s pay in relation to cases connected with unfair dismissal), for “119, 121 or 127A” there is substituted “ 112, 119, 120 or 121 ”.

In section 110 of the Finance Act 1997 (which only permits the supply by social security authorities to the Board of information for certain specified uses), in subsection (5A) (which ensures that certain kinds of disclosure are nevertheless permitted), for the words from “or paragraph 3” to the end there is substituted “ , paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to the Tax Credits Act 1999 (supply to Inland Revenue for purposes of tax credit of information so held) or section 14 of the Employment Act 2002 (supply to Inland Revenue for purposes of statutory paternity pay or statutory adoption pay of information so held). ”

In paragraph 5A of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Act 1998 (no appeal against a decision made in consequence of a decision under regulations under section 2A of the Administration Act), after “section 2A” there is inserted “ or 2AA ”.

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Sections 132 and 133 of the Finance Act 1999 shall have effect as if statutory maternity pay, statutory paternity pay and statutory adoption pay were matters which are under the care and management of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue.

In section 23(1) of the Employment Relations Act 1999 (power to extend application of rights conferred under certain enactments), after paragraph (b) there is inserted—

In section 72 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999, in subsection (3), after paragraph (a) there is inserted—