# The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016, Regulation 132

Extent: E+W

In section 171ZB (entitlement: adoption) at the end insert—
“(10) This section has effect in a case involving a child placed under section 81 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 by a local authority in Wales with a local authority foster parent who has been approved as a prospective adopter with the following modifications—
(a) the references in subsection (2) to a child being placed for adoption under the law of any part of the United Kingdom are to be treated as references to a child being placed under section 81 in that manner;
(b) the reference in subsection (3) to the week in which the adopter is notified of being matched with the child for the purposes of adoption is to be treated as a reference to the week in which the prospective adopter is notified that the child is to be, or is expected to be, placed with the prospective adopter under section 81;
(c) the reference in subsection (6) to placement for adoption is to be treated as a reference to placement under section 81;
(d) the definition in subsection (7) is to be treated as if it were a definition of “prospective adopter”.
(11) Where, by virtue of subsection (10), a person becomes entitled to statutory paternity pay in connection with the placement of a child under section 81 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, the person may not become entitled to payments of statutory paternity pay in connection with the placement of the child for adoption.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/413/regulation/132 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-services-and-well-being-wales-act-2014-consequential-amendments-regulations-2016/regulation-132
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