Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “Curtailment Regulations” means the Maternity and Adoption Leave (Curtailment of Statutory Rights to Leave) Regulations 2014^f1;

• “intended parent”, in relation to a child, means a person who, on the day of the child’s birth—

  1. (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

  2. (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^f2;

• “parental order” means an order under section 54(1) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008^f3:

• “parental order parent” means a person—

  1. (a)

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

  2. (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^f4.