Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;

• “adopter”, in relation to a child, means the person with whom a child is, or is expected to be, placed for adoption under the law of the United Kingdom;

• “adoption from overseas” means the adoption of a child who enters Great Britain from outside the United Kingdom in connection with or for the purposes of adoption which does not involve the placement of the child for adoption under the law of any part of the United Kingdom;

• “EEA” means European Economic Area;

• “foreign-going ship” means any ship or vessel which is not a home-trade ship;

• “General Regulations” means the Statutory Shared Parental Pay (General) Regulations 2014 M1;

• “home-trade ship” includes—

  1. (a)

     every ship or vessel employed in trading or going within the following limits—

     1. (i)

        the United Kingdom (including for this purpose the Republic of Ireland),

     2. (ii)

        the Channel Islands,

     3. (iii)

        the Isle of Man, and

     4. (iv)

        the continent of Europe between the river Elbe and Brest inclusive;

  2. (b)

     every fishing vessel not proceeding beyond the following limits—

     1. (i)

        on the South, Latitude 48°30′N,

     2. (ii)

        on the West, Longitude 12°W, and

     3. (iii)

        on the North, Latitude 61°N;

• “mariner” means a person who is or has been in employment under a contract of service either as a master or member of the crew of any ship or vessel, or in any other capacity on board any ship or vessel where—

  1. (a)

     the employment in that other capacity is for the purposes of that ship or vessel or her crew or any passengers or cargo or mails carried by the ship or vessel; and

  2. (b)

     the contract is entered into in the United Kingdom with a view to its performance (in whole or in part) while the ship or vessel is on her voyage,

  but does not include a person in so far as their employment is as a serving member of the forces;

• “placed for adoption” means—

  1. (a)

     placed for adoption under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 M2 or the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 M3; or

  2. (b)

     placed in accordance with section 22C of the Children Act 1989 M4 with a local authority foster parent M5 who is also a prospective adopter;

• “serving member of the forces” means a person, other than one mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 1, who, being over the age of 16, is a member of any establishment or organisation specified in Part 1 of that Schedule (being a member who gives full pay service) but does not include any such person while absent on desertion;

• “statutory shared parental pay (adoption)” means statutory shared parental pay payable where entitlement to that pay arises under regulation 17 or 18 of the General Regulations;

• “statutory shared parental pay (birth)” means statutory shared parental pay payable where entitlement to that pay arises under regulation 4 or 5 of the General Regulations.

For the purposes of these regulations, the expressions “ship” and “ship or vessel” include hovercraft, except in regulation 9(2).

For the purposes of these Regulations—

The reference to “prospective adopter” in the definition of “placed for adoption” in paragraph (1) means a person who has been approved as suitable to adopt a child and has been notified of that decision in accordance with regulation 30B(4) of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005 M11.

The reference to “adoption agency” in paragraph (3) has the meaning given, in relation to England and Wales, by section 2 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 and in relation to Scotland, by section 119(1) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007.