Regulation 11 Commencement of leave under regulation 8
(1)
Except in the case referred to in paragraph (2), an employee’s period of paternity leave under regulation 8 begins on the date specified in his notice under regulation 10(1), or, where he has varied his choice of date under regulation 10(4) or (6), on the date specified in his notice under that provision (or the last such date if he has varied his choice more than once).
(2)
In a case where—
(a)
the employee has chosen to begin his period of leave on the date on which the child is placed with the adopter, and
(b)
he is at work on that date,
the employee’s period of leave begins on the day after that date.