The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations 2002

[F1 Options in respect of periods of payment of statutory paternity pay (adoption)E+W+S

12.—(1) Within the qualifying period set out in regulation 12A, a person entitled to statutory paternity pay (adoption) may choose a period of payment of statutory paternity pay to begin on—

(a)the date on which the child is placed with the adopter or, where the person is at work on that day, the following day;

(b)the date falling such number of days after the date on which the child is placed with the adopter as the person may specify;

(c)a predetermined date, specified by the person, which is later than the date on which the child is expected to be placed with the adopter.

(2) A person may choose for statutory paternity pay (adoption) to be paid in respect of—

(a)a single period of either one week or two weeks, or

(b)two non-consecutive periods of a week each.]

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