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Title and introductory text
2014 No. 3091
Terms And Conditions Of Employment
The Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Sections 75G and 75H to Adoptions from Overseas) Regulations 2014
Made
24th November 2014
Coming into force
25th November 2014
A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 236(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 75H(17) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, makes the following Regulations.
Propose a change1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Sections 75G and 75H to Adoptions from Overseas) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 25th November 2014.
Propose a change2 Application of sections 75G and 75H of the Employment Rights Act 1996 to adoptions from overseas
(1) Sections 75G and 75H of the Employment Rights Act 1996 have effect in relation to adoptions from overseas with the modifications specified in the second column of the Schedule to these Regulations.
(2) In this regulation “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.
Propose a changeSCHEDULE
Regulation 2
Provision | Modification
Section 75G | For paragraph (b) of subsection (1) substitute— (b) as to being a person by whom a child is, or is expected to be, adopted from overseas, .
For paragraph (b) of subsection (4) substitute— (b) as to relationship with a child adopted, or expected to be adopted, from overseas or with a person (“A”) by whom the child is, or is expected to be, so adopted, .
After subsection (6) insert— (6A) For the purposes of this section and section 75H, a person adopts a child from overseas if the person adopts 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 the United Kingdom. .
Omit subsection (7).
Omit subsection (8).
Section 75H | In paragraph (a) of subsection (2), for “with whom the child is, or is expected to be, placed for adoption” substitute “by whom the child is, or is expected to be, adopted from overseas”.
In paragraph (b) of subsection (2), for “with whom the child is, or is expected to be, placed for adoption” substitute “by whom the child is, or is expected to be, adopted from overseas”.
In paragraph (b) of subsection (14), for “placed for adoption” substitute “adopted from overseas”.
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