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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-paternity-and-adoption-leave-regulations-2002/regulation-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-paternity-and-adoption-leave-regulations-2002/regulation-9.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2002/0110429222",
  "legislation_title": "The Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-paternity-and-adoption-leave-regulations-2002",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Options in respect of leave under regulation 8",
  "text": "(1) An employee may choose to take either one week’s leave or two consecutive weeks' leave in respect of a child under regulation 8.\n(2) The leave may only be taken during the period of 56 days beginning with the date on which the child is placed with the adopter.\n(3) Subject to paragraph (2) and, where applicable, paragraph (4), an employee may choose to begin a period of leave under regulation 8 on—\n(a) the date on which the child is placed with the adopter;\n(b) the date falling such number of days after the date on which the child is placed with the adopter as the employee may specify in a notice under regulation 10, or\n(c) a predetermined date, specified in a notice under that regulation, which is later than the date on which the child is expected to be placed with the adopter.\n(4) In a case where the adopter was notified of having been matched with the child before 6th April 2003, the employee may choose to begin a period of leave only on a predetermined date, specified in a notice under regulation 10, which is at least 28 days after the date on which that notice is given.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2002/0110429222/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:25:49.456752+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}