Paragraph 32

(1)

The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations 2002^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a)

in paragraph (1) in the definition of “adoption agency” for “section 1(4) of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978” substitute “section 119(1) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007”;

(b)

in paragraph (2)(b) for “regulation 12(3) of the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 1996” substitute “regulation 8(5) of the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 2009”.

(3)

In regulation 22(1)(a)(ii) (adoption pay period in cases where adoption is disrupted) for “section 30(3) of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978” substitute “, in Scotland, the child is returned to the adoption agency, adoption society or nominated person in accordance with section 25(6) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: There are amendments to this instrument which are not relevant to this Order.