Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “A” and “AP” have the same meanings as in the Pay Regulations as modified by these Regulations;

• “C”, “expected week of birth” and “statutory shared parental pay (adoption)” have the same meanings as under the Pay Regulations;

• “parental order parent” means a person on whose application the court has made a parental order^f1 in respect of C;

• “parental statutory declaration” means a statutory declaration stating that the person making the declaration—

  1. (a)

     has applied, or intends to apply, under section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008^f2 with another person for a parental order in respect of C within the time limit for making such an application; and

  2. (b)

     expects the court to make a parental order on that application in respect of C;

• “Pay Regulations” means the Statutory Shared Parental Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015^f3.