PART IIIPARENTAL LEAVE
Entitlement to parental leave13
1
An employee who—
a
has been continuously employed for a period of not less than a year; and
b
has, or expects to have, responsibility for a child,
is entitled, in accordance with these Regulations, to be absent from work on parental leave for the purpose of caring for that child.
2
An employee has responsibility for a child, for the purposes of paragraph (1), if—
a
he has parental responsibility or, in Scotland, parental responsibilities for the child; or
3
An employee is not entitled to parental leave in respect of a child born before 15th December 1999, except for a child who is adopted by the employee, or placed with the employee for adoption by him, on or after that date.