Regulation 27 Cases where there is no liability to pay statutory adoption payC1

(1)

There shall be no liability to pay statutory adoption pay in respect of any week—

(a)

during any part of which the person entitled to it is entitled to statutory sick pay under Part 11 of the Act;

(b)

following that in which the person claiming it has died; or

(c)

subject to paragraph (2), during any part of which the person entitled to it is detained in legal custody or sentenced to a term of imprisonment (except where the sentence is suspended).

(2)

There shall be liability to pay statutory adoption pay in respect of any week during any part of which the person entitled to it is detained in legal custody where that person—

(a)

is released subsequently without charge;

(b)

is subsequently found not guilty of any offence and is released; or

(c)

is convicted of an offence but does not receive a custodial sentence.

Annotations

Modifications

C1: Regs. 26-28 applied (30.5.2003) by The Statutory Paternity Pay (Adoption) and Statutory Adoption Pay (Adoptions from Overseas) (No. 2) Regulation 2003 (S.I. 2003/1194), regs. 1, 3(1)–(3)

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1: Regulations amendment to earlier affecting provisions S.I. 2014/2934, regs. 11, 14 (26.8.2024) by The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Parental Orders and Prospective Adopters) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/843), regs. 1(2), 4, 5