2. In these Regulations—
“Curtailment Regulations” means the Maternity and Adoption Leave (Curtailment of Statutory Rights to Leave) Regulations 2014(1);
“intended parent”, in relation to a child, means a person who, on the day of the child’s birth—
applies, or intends to apply during the period of 6 months beginning with that day, with another person for a parental order in respect of the child, and
expects the court to make a parental order on that application in respect of the child;
“Leave Regulations” means the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002(2);
“parental order” means an order under section 54(1) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008(3):
“parental order parent” means a person—
on whose application the court has made a parental order in respect of a child, or
who is an intended parent of a child;
“paternity leave (adoption)” means paternity leave under regulation 8 of the Leave Regulations;
“statutory adoption leave” means ordinary adoption leave under section 75A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 or additional adoption leave under section 75B of that Act;
“SPL Regulations” means the Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014(4).
S.I. 2002/2788; as amended by S.I. 2005/275; S.I. 2005/2114; S.I. 2006/2014; S.I. 2008/1966; S.I. 2011/1740; S.I. 2014/2112.