# The Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2004

Draft 2004, ISBN 0110486374

These Regulations amend provisions relating to adoption leave in the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 (“the Principal Regulations”). Regulation 3 removes the provision enabling an employer to request the name and date of birth of a child in respect of whom leave is taken (regulation 17(3) of the Principal Regulations). Regulation 4 amends regulation 27 of the Principal Regulations to provide that all terms and conditions applying in relation to an employee returning to work from adoption leave, not just those relating to remuneration, are to be not less favourable than those which would have applied if the employee had not been absent.

Made under: Employment Rights Act 1996 (Section 75A, Section 75B, Section 75D)

## Introductory text

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 236(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
EMPLOYMENT
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Made 2004
Coming into force 6th April 2004
Whereas a draft of the following Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 236(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 75A(7), 75B(8), 75D(1) of that Act hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 6th April 2004.
(2) In these Regulations, “The Principal Regulations” means the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002.

## 2 Amendments to the Principal Regulations

The Principal Regulations shall be amended as provided in regulations 3 and 4.

## 3 Amendments to the Principal Regulations

Omit paragraph (3)(b) of regulation 17 (notice and evidential requirements for ordinary adoption leave).

## 4 Amendments to the Principal Regulations

In paragraph (b) of regulation 27(1) (incidents of the right to return from adoption leave) omit “as to remuneration”.

## Signature

Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Employment Relations, Competition and Consumers,
Department of Trade and Industry
2004

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend provisions relating to adoption leave in the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 (“the Principal Regulations”). Regulation 3 removes the provision enabling an employer to request the name and date of birth of a child in respect of whom leave is taken (regulation 17(3) of the Principal Regulations). Regulation 4 amends regulation 27 of the Principal Regulations to provide that all terms and conditions applying in relation to an employee returning to work from adoption leave, not just those relating to remuneration, are to be not less favourable than those which would have applied if the employee had not been absent.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment of the estimated costs and benefits of these and other technical amendments proposed to the paternity and adoption pay and leave schemes has been prepared by the Department of Trade and Industry and has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament. Copies are available to the public free of charge from Employment Relations Directorate, Room UG129, Department of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET and on the DTI website at www.dti.gov.uk

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