# The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Parental Orders and Prospective Adopters) Regulations 2014, Regulation 7


In regulation 2 (interpretation) of the Pay Regulations as they apply to an intended parent or a parental order parent—
(a) paragraph (1) shall read as if—
(i) the definition of “adopter” were omitted;
(ii) there were the following definitions—
“ “intended parent”, in relation to a child, means a person who, on the day of the child’s birth—
(a)applies, or intends to apply during the period of 6 months beginning with that day—
(i)with another person for an order under section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 in respect of the child; or
(ii)as the sole applicant for an order under section 54A of that Act in respect of the child; and
(b)expects the court to make such an order in respect of the child;
“Parent A” in relation to a child means the section 54 parental order parent who has elected to be Parent A;
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“section 54 parental order parent” means a person—
(a)on whose application the court has made an order under section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 in respect of a child; or
(b)who is an intended parent of a child by reference to an application or intended application for such an order;
“section 54A parental order parent” means a person—
(a)on whose application the court has made an order under section 54A of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 in respect of a child; or
(b)who is an intended parent of a child by reference to an application or intended application for such an order;
“statutory shared parental pay” means statutory shared parental pay payable in accordance with Part 12ZC of the Act;”;
(b) paragraph (2) shall apply as if that paragraph read—
“(2) A section 54 parental order parent elects to be Parent A in relation to a child if that person (A) agrees with the other section 54 parental order parent of the child (B) that A and not B will be parent A.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2934/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-paternity-pay-and-statutory-adoption-pay-parental-orders-and-prospective-adopters-regulations-2014/regulation-7
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