Regulation 16

In the Schedule (statutory shared parental pay in special circumstances) to the Pay Regulations as they apply to an intended parent or a parental order parent, in paragraph 12—

(a)

sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) shall read as if the words “is returned after being placed” (in each place where they occur) read “the parental order does not proceed”;

(b)

sub-paragraph (4) shall read as if the words in that sub-paragraph were—

“Where more than one child is born of the same pregnancy—

(a)
sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) only apply where all the children die or the parental order does not proceed in respect of all the children; and

(b)
a reference in this paragraph relating to the death of C (however expressed) is to the death of the last of those children to die.”.

(c)

sub-paragraph (5) shall read as if the words in that sub-paragraph were—

“For the purpose of this paragraph a parental order does not proceed if—

(a)
A and AP have not made an application for an order in respect of C under section 54(1) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 within the time limit for such an application under section 54(3) of that Act; or

(b)
an application made for such an order in respect of C is refused, withdrawn or otherwise terminated and any time limit for an appeal or a new application has expired.”.