Income Support (General) Regulations 19875

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The Income Support (General) Regulations 19875 are amended as follows.

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In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—

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in the definition of “paternity leave”—

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omit “ordinary”;

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omit “or on additional paternity leave by virtue of section 80AA or 80BB of that Act”;

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at the appropriate place there is inserted—

  • “shared parental leave” means leave under section 75E or 75G of the Employment Rights Act 1996;

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In regulation 5 (persons treated as engaged in remunerative work), in paragraph 3A for “or adoption leave” substitute “, adoption leave or shared parental leave”.

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In regulation 35 (earnings of employed earners), in paragraph (2)(b) for “or adoption leave” substitute “, adoption leave or shared parental leave”.

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In Schedule 1B (prescribed categories or person) in paragraph 14B omit “ordinary” in both places where that word appears.

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In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income)—

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in paragraph 4 for “or adoption leave” substitute “, adoption leave or shared parental leave”;

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in paragraph 4A—

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omit “ordinary or additional”;

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for “or statutory adoption pay” substitute “, statutory adoption pay or statutory shared parental pay”.