Regulation 26 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

In regulation 25 (adopter’s partner’s notice of entitlement and intention to take shared parental leave) of the SPL Regulations, as they apply to F1section 54 parental order parents—

(a)

paragraph (2) shall read as if—

(i)

the words in sub-paragraph (c) were—

“C’s expected week of birth and, where known, C’s date of birth (except as provided for in paragraph (4));”;

(ii)

the words of sub-paragraph (d) were—

“if the parental order has been granted, the date on which it was granted”;

(b)

paragraph (3) shall read as if there were inserted after sub-paragraph (a)(iv)—

“(v)
A and AP are the parental order parents of the child”;

(c)

paragraph (4) shall read as if the words of that paragraph were—

“(4)
Where a notice is given under paragraph (1) before C is born, AP must give C’s date of birth to AP’s employer as soon as reasonably practicable after the birth of C and, in any event, before the first period of shared parental leave to be taken by AP.”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 26 inserted (3.1.2019) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1413), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 9(30)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 26 in force at 1.12.2014, see reg. 1