Regulation 3 Amendments relating to paternity leave and paternity pay: income supportI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The Income Support Regulations are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of “paternity leave”^f1 substitute—

““paternity leave” means a period of absence from work on ordinary paternity leave by virtue of section 80A or 80B of the Employment Rights Act 1996^f2 or on additional paternity leave by virtue of section 80AA or 80BB of that Act^f3;”.

(3)

In paragraph 14B of Schedule 1B^f4 (prescribed categories of person: paternity leave)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1) for “paternity leave” substitute “ordinary paternity leave by virtue of section 80A or 80B of the Employment Rights Act 1996”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “statutory paternity pay” substitute “ordinary statutory paternity pay”.

(4)

In paragraph 4A of Schedule 9^f5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) for “statutory paternity pay” substitute “ordinary or additional statutory paternity pay”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 3 in force at 1.4.2012, see reg. 1(4)

Footnotes

f1: The definition of “paternity leave” is inserted by S.I.2002/2689.
f2: Sections 80A and 80B are inserted by section 1 of the Employment Act 2002 (c.22).
f3: Sections 80AA and 80BB are inserted by section 3 of the Work and Families Act 2006 (c.18).
f4: Schedule 1B is inserted by S.I. 1996/2006. Paragraph 14B is inserted by S.I.2002/2869. There are amendments not relevant to this instrument.
f5: Paragraph 4A is inserted by S.I.1988/663.