# The Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026, Regulation 1: Citation and interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the 1992 Act” means the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992;
“the 1996 Act” means the Employment Rights Act 1996;
“the 2025 Act” means the Employment Rights Act 2025;
“ACAS” means the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service;
“parental leave” means leave under section 76 of the 1996 Act (entitlement to parental leave);
“paternity leave” means leave under section 80A of the 1996 Act (entitlement to paternity leave: birth) or section 80B of that Act (entitlement to paternity leave: adoption);
“placed for adoption” means placed—
(a) for adoption under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 or the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007, or
(b) with a local authority foster parent who has been approved as a prospective adopter under—
(i) section 22C of the Children Act 1989 (ways in which looked after children are to be accommodated and maintained) by a local authority in England, or
(ii) section 81 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (ways in which looked after children are to be accommodated and maintained) by a local authority in Wales;
“prospective adopter” means a person who has been approved as suitable to adopt a child and has been notified of that decision in accordance with regulation 30B(4) of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005 or regulation 30B(4) of the Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/3/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-rights-act-2025-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2026/regulation-1
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