Children and Families Act 2014

Employment Act 2002 (c. 22) E+W

50 E+W The Employment Act 2002 is amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 50 in force at 30.6.2014 by S.I. 2014/1640, art. 3(2)(n)

51 (1) Section 7 (funding of employers' liabilities as regards certain statutory pay) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1) (power to make regulations regarding the funding of statutory pay by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs)—

(a) for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay and” there is substituted “ statutory paternity pay, ”;

(b) after “statutory adoption pay” there is inserted “ and statutory shared parental pay ”.

(3) In subsection (2) (recovery relating to small employers' relief)—

(a) in paragraph (a)—

(i) for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay or” there is substituted “ statutory paternity pay, ”;

(ii) after “statutory adoption pay” there is inserted “ or statutory shared parental pay ”;

(b) in paragraph (b)—

(i) for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay or” there is substituted “ statutory paternity pay, ”;

(ii) after “statutory adoption pay” there is inserted “ or statutory shared parental pay ”.

(4) In subsection (3) (payments treated as qualifying for small employers' relief)—

(a) for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay or” there is substituted “ statutory paternity pay, ”;

(b) after “statutory adoption pay”, in the first place it occurs, there is inserted “ or statutory shared parental pay ”;

(c) for the words from “treating the period” to the end there is substituted “treating—

“(a) the period for which the payment of statutory paternity pay is made,

(b) the payee's adoption pay period, or

(c) the period for which the payment of statutory shared parental pay is made,

as the maternity pay period.”

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 7 para. 51(1)(2)(b)(3)(a)(ii)(b)(ii)(4)(b)(c) in force at 30.6.2014 by S.I. 2014/1640, art. 3(2)(o) (with art. 9)

52 (1) Section 8 (regulations about payment) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1) (power to make regulations with respect to payment by employers of statutory pay)—

(a) for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay and” there is substituted “ statutory paternity pay, ”;

(b) after “statutory adoption pay” there is inserted “ and statutory shared parental pay ”.

(3) In subsection (2) (further provision as to regulations)—

(a) in paragraph (a)—

(i) for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay and” there is substituted “ statutory paternity pay, ”;

(ii) after “statutory adoption pay” there is inserted “ and statutory shared parental pay ”;

(b) in paragraph (b)—

(i) for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay and” there is substituted “ statutory paternity pay, ”;

(ii) after “statutory adoption pay” there is inserted “ and statutory shared parental pay ”;

(c) in paragraph (d)—

(i) for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay and” there is substituted “ statutory paternity pay, ”;

(ii) after “statutory adoption pay” there is inserted “ and statutory shared parental pay ”.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 7 para. 52(1)(2)(b)(3)(a)(ii)(b)(ii)(c)(ii) in force at 30.6.2014 by S.I. 2014/1640, art. 3(2)(p)

53 (1) Section 10 (powers to require information) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1) (power to make regulations requiring the production of information or documents)—

(a) for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay or” there is substituted “ statutory paternity pay, ”;

(b) after “statutory adoption pay” there is inserted “ or statutory shared parental pay ”.

(3) In subsection (2) (persons who may be specified as liable to produce information or documents), in paragraph (a)—

(a) for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay or” there is substituted “ statutory paternity pay, ”;

(b) after “statutory adoption pay” there is inserted “ or statutory shared parental pay ”.

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I4 Sch. 7 para. 53(1)(2)(b)(3)(b) in force at 30.6.2014 by S.I. 2014/1640, art. 3(2)(q)

54 E+W In section 11 (penalties for failure to comply), in subsection (6) (failures to make payments)—

(a) for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay or” there is substituted “ statutory paternity pay, ”;

(b) after “statutory adoption pay” there is inserted “ or statutory shared parental pay ”.

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I5 Sch. 7 para. 54(b) in force at 1.12.2014 by S.I. 2014/1640, art. 5(2)(s)

55 (1) Section 12 (penalties for fraud or negligence) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1) (incorrect statement or declaration: ordinary statutory paternity pay)—

(a) in paragraph (a), the word “ordinary” is repealed;

(b) in paragraph (b), the word “ordinary” is repealed.

(3) In subsection (2) (incorrect statement or declaration: statutory adoption pay or additional statutory paternity pay)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “additional statutory paternity pay” there is substituted “ statutory shared parental pay ”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “additional statutory paternity pay” there is substituted “ statutory shared parental pay ”.

(4) In subsection (3) (incorrect payment: ordinary statutory paternity pay), the word “ordinary” is repealed.

(5) In subsection (4) (incorrect payment: statutory adoption pay or additional statutory paternity pay), for “additional statutory paternity pay” there is substituted “ statutory shared parental pay ”.

(6) In subsection (5) (fraudulently or negligently providing incorrect information or receiving incorrect payments), the word “ordinary” is repealed.

Commencement Information

I6 Sch. 7 para. 55(1)(3)(5) in force at 1.12.2014 by S.I. 2014/1640, art. 5(2)(t) (with art. 12)

56 E+W In section 13 (supply of information held by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs), in subsection (1)—

(a) for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay or” there is substituted “ statutory paternity pay, ”;

(b) after “statutory adoption pay” there is inserted “ or statutory shared parental pay ”.

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I7 Sch. 7 para. 56(b) in force at 1.12.2014 by S.I. 2014/1640, art. 5(2)(u)

57 (1) Section 14 (supply of information held by the Secretary of State) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay or” there is substituted “ statutory paternity pay, ”;

(b) after “statutory adoption pay” there is inserted “ or statutory shared parental pay ”.

(3) In subsection (2)—

(a) for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay or” there is substituted “ statutory paternity pay, ”;

(b) after “statutory adoption pay” there is inserted “ or statutory shared parental pay ”.

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I8 Sch. 7 para. 57(1)(2)(b)(3)(b) in force at 1.12.2014 by S.I. 2014/1640, art. 5(2)(v)

58 E+W In section 15 (use of information by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs), in subsection (2) (functions for the purposes of which information may be used)—

(a) in paragraph (a) (functions relating to ordinary statutory paternity pay), the word “ordinary” is repealed;

(b) paragraph (aa) (functions relating to additional statutory paternity pay) is repealed;

(c) the “and” following paragraph (b) is repealed;

(d) after paragraph (b) there is inserted—

“(ba) their functions in relation to statutory shared parental pay; and”.

Commencement Information

I9 Sch. 7 para. 58(c)(d) in force at 1.12.2014 by S.I. 2014/1640, art. 5(2)(w)

Valid from 15/03/2015

59 E+W In section 55 (short title etc), in subsection (8) (references to Great Britain statutory pay to include statutory pay under corresponding Northern Ireland legislation)—

(a) for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay or” there is substituted “ statutory paternity pay, ”;

(b) after “statutory adoption pay” there is inserted “ or statutory shared parental pay ”;

(c) for “or Part 12ZB” there is substituted “ , Part 12ZB or Part 12ZC ”.