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The Statutory Shared Parental Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

S.R. 2015/94 · Made 2 March 2015 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Employment

Work And Families

Made 2nd March 2015

Coming into operation 15th March 2015

The Department for Employment and Learning makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 167ZU(1), (2), (3) and (4), 167ZV(1), (9), (10), (11) and (12), 167ZW(1), (2), (3) and (4), 167ZX(1), (8), (9), (10) and (11), 167ZY(1), 167ZZ(1), 167ZZ1(2) and (3), 167ZZ2(1), (3), (4) and (5), 167ZZ4(3), 167ZZ7(3), (4), (7) and (8) and 171(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 M1 and by section 5(1)(g), (j), (m) and (q) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 M2 and with the concurrence of the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in so far as such concurrence is required.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

1992 c. 7; section 167ZU to section 167ZZ7 were inserted by the Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 1 (N.I.)), section 5.

M2

1992 c. 8; section 5(4A)(a) was amended by 2015 c. 1 (N.I.), Schedule 1, paragraph 3(2).

Contents

  1. Part 1: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Definitions
  4. 3Application
  5. Part 2: ENTITLEMENT TO STATUTORY SHARED PARENTAL PAY (BIRTH)
  6. 4Entitlement of mother to statutory shared parental pay (birth)
  7. 5Entitlement of father or partner to statutory shared parental pay (birth)
  8. 6Notification and evidential requirements relating to the mother
  9. 7Notification and evidential requirements relating to the father or partner
  10. 8Variation of number of weeks of pay to be claimed and of periods when pay is to be claimed
  11. 9Modification of notice conditions in case of early birth
  12. 10Extent of entitlement to statutory shared parental pay (birth)
  13. 11When statutory shared parental pay (birth) is not to be paid
  14. 12Work during period of payment of statutory shared parental pay (birth)
  15. 13Care of child during period of payment of statutory shared parental pay
  16. 14Other cases where there is no liability to pay statutory shared parental pay
  17. 15Conditions of entitlement to statutory shared parental pay: absence from work
  18. 16Entitlement to statutory shared parental pay (birth) in cases relating to death
  19. Part 3: ENTITLEMENT TO STATUTORY SHARED PARENTAL PAY (ADOPTION)
  20. 17Entitlement of adopter to statutory shared parental pay (adoption)
  21. 18Entitlement of partner to statutory shared parental pay (adoption)
  22. 19Notification and evidential requirements relating to the adopter
  23. 20Notification and evidential requirements relating to the partner
  24. 21Variation of number of weeks of pay to be claimed and of periods when pay is to be claimed
  25. 22Extent of entitlement to statutory shared parental pay (adoption)
  26. 23When statutory shared parental pay (adoption) is not to be paid
  27. 24Work during period of payment of statutory shared parental pay (adoption)
  28. 25Care of child during period of payment of statutory shared parental pay
  29. 26Other cases where there is no liability to pay statutory shared parental pay
  30. 27Conditions of entitlement to statutory shared parental pay: absence from work
  31. 28Entitlement to statutory shared parental pay (adoption) in cases relating to death
  32. Part 4: CONDITIONS OF ENTITLEMENT RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS
  33. 29Conditions relating to employment and earnings of a claimant's partner
  34. 30Conditions as to continuity of employment and normal weekly earnings relating to a claimant for statutory shared parental pay (birth)
  35. 31Conditions as to continuity of employment and normal weekly earnings in relation to a claimant for statutory shared parental pay (adoption)
  36. 32Normal weekly earnings of a claimant for statutory shared parental pay
  37. 33Treatment of persons as employees
  38. 34Continuous employment
  39. 35Continuous employment and unfair dismissal
  40. 36Continuous employment and stoppages of work
  41. 37Change of employer
  42. 38Reinstatement after service with the armed forces etc
  43. 39Treatment of two or more employers or two or more contracts of service as one
  44. Part 5: PAYMENT OF STATUTORY SHARED PARENTAL PAY
  45. 40Weekly rate of payment of statutory shared parental pay
  46. 41Statutory shared parental pay and contractual remuneration
  47. 42Avoidance of liability for statutory shared parental pay
  48. 43Payment of statutory shared parental pay
  49. 44Time when statutory shared parental pay is to be paid
  50. 45Liability of the Commissioners to pay statutory shared parental pay
  51. 46Liability of the Commissioners to pay statutory shared parental pay in case of legal custody or imprisonment
  52. 47Payments by the Commissioners
  53. 48Persons unable to act
  54. 49Service of notices
  55. Signature
  56. Schedule: STATUTORY SHARED PARENTAL PAY IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
  57. Part 1: STATUTORY SHARED PARENTAL PAY (BIRTH)
  58. 1Entitlement of father or partner to statutory shared parental pay (birth) in the event of the death of M before curtailment
  59. 2Notification and variation: death of mother or partner after curtailment
  60. 3Paragraph 3
  61. 4Paragraph 4
  62. 5Paragraph 5
  63. 6Death of child
  64. Part 2: STATUTORY SHARED PARENTAL PAY (ADOPTION)
  65. 7Entitlement of adopter's partner to statutory shared parental pay (adoption) in the event of the death of adopter before curtailment
  66. 8Notification or variation: death of adopter or adopter's partner after curtailment
  67. 9Paragraph 9
  68. 10Paragraph 10
  69. 11Paragraph 11
  70. 12Death of child or disrupted placement
  71. Explanatory note