{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-additional-paternity-leave-regulations-2010/regulation-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-additional-paternity-leave-regulations-2010/regulation-20.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2010/9780111493656",
  "legislation_title": "The Additional Paternity Leave Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-additional-paternity-leave-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/20",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Entitlement to additional paternity leave (adoption) in the event of the death of the adopter",
  "text": "(1) In a case where A has died before the end of the period of 12 months beginning with C’s placement for adoption, the provisions in regulations 14 to 19 shall apply with the following modifications.\n(2) In regulation 14 (entitlement to additional paternity leave (adoption))—\n(a) paragraph (1)(b) shall apply as if the references in that paragraph—\n(i) to regulation 16 were references to regulation 22;\n(ii) to regulation 17 were references to regulation 23;\n(b) paragraph (1)(c) shall read—\n“(c) C’s adopter (“A”) satisfied, before A’s death, one or more of the conditions specified in paragraph (4)(a) (or would have satisfied such conditions but for the fact that A has died).”;\n(c) the condition in paragraph (2)(c) shall be taken to be satisfied if it would have been satisfied but for the fact that A has died; and\n(d) the requirement in paragraph (4)(b) shall be omitted.\n(3) Regulation 15 (options in respect of leave) shall be replaced by regulation 21.\n(4) Regulation 16 (notice and evidential requirements for leave) shall be replaced by regulation 22.\n(5) Regulation 17 (variation or cancellation of leave) shall be replaced by regulation 23.\n(6) Regulations 18 (employer’s confirmation) and 19 (commencement of leave) apply as if the references in those regulations—\n(a) to regulation 16(1) were references to regulation 22(1);\n(b) to regulation 16(5) were references to regulation 22(7);\n(c) to regulation 17(1) were references to regulation 23(2); and\n(d) to regulation 17(2) were references to regulation 23(3).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111493656/regulation/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:55:21.086697+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}