Regulation 26

In regulation 14 (modifications to regulation 12B)—

(a)

in the opening words, for “regulation 15 (evidence of entitlement for statutory paternity pay (adoption))” substitute “regulation 12B (notice and evidence requirements for statutory paternity pay (adoption)”;

(b)

in paragraph (a)—

(i)

for “paragraph (2)(b)” substitute “paragraph (2)”;

(ii)

for “that paragraph read” substitute “sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) were omitted and replaced by”;

(c)

omit paragraph (b);

(d)

in paragraph (c) for “paragraph (3)” substitute “paragraph (4)”;

(e)

after paragraph (c), insert—

“(ca)

paragraph (5) shall apply as if, in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), the words from “the date provided under” to “for adoption”, in both places they occur, were omitted and replaced by “the first day of the expected week of the child’s birth”;

(cb)

paragraph (10) shall apply as if the words “the date referred to in paragraph (5)(a)”, in each place they occur, were replaced by “the first day of the expected week of the child’s birth”;”;

(f)

for paragraph (d) substitute—

“(d)

paragraph (11) shall apply as if the words from “child’s placement if” to the end were replaced by “birth as soon as is reasonably practicable thereafter”.”.