# The Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave (Parental Order Cases) Regulations 2014, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“Curtailment Regulations” means the Maternity and Adoption Leave (Curtailment of Statutory Rights to Leave) Regulations 2014;
“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;
“parental order” means an order under section 54(1) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008:
“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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111121665/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-paternity-adoption-and-shared-parental-leave-parental-order-cases-regulations-2014/regulation-2
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