The Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave (Parental Order Cases) Regulations 2014

Interpretation

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

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—

(a)

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

(b)

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—

(a)

on whose application the court has made a parental order in respect of a child, or

(b)

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).