Regulation 15 Entitlement to ordinary adoption leaveI1

Northern Ireland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 15(1) words substituted by Paternity and Adoption Leave 2015 reg. 7(a)
reg. 15(1A) inserted by Paternity and Adoption Leave 2015 reg. 7(b)
reg. 15-17 applied (with modifications) by Paternity and Adoption Leave (Adoption from Overseas) 2003 reg. 3 9
reg. 15(2)(a) word inserted by Paternity and Adoption Leave 2015 reg. 7(c)
reg. 15(2)(b) omitted by Paternity and Adoption Leave 2015 reg. 7(d)
reg. 15(3) omitted by Paternity and Adoption Leave 2015 reg. 7(e)

(1)

An employee is entitled to ordinary adoption leave in respect of a child if he–

(a)

satisfies the conditions specified in paragraph (2), and

(b)

has complied with the notice requirements in regulation 17 and, where applicable, the evidential requirements in that regulation.

(2)

The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that the employee–

(a)

is the child’s adopter;

(b)

has been continuously employed for a period of not less than 26 weeks ending with the week in which he was notified of having been matched with the child, and

(c)

has notified the adoption agency that he accepts its proposals in respect of the adoption and the date of placement for adoption under regulation 12 of the Adoption Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 or regulation 12 of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983 or regulation 19 of the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 1996.

(3)

In paragraph (2)(b), “week” means the period of seven days beginning with Sunday.

(4)

An employee’s entitlement to leave under this regulation shall not be affected by the placement for adoption of more than one child as part of the same arrangement.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 15 in operation at 8.12.2002, see reg. 1