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The Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave (Parental Order Cases) Regulations 2014

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Contents: 41 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Citation and commencement
  3. 2 Interpretation
  4. 3 Application of the Leave Regulations to Parental Order Parents
  5. 4 Application of the Curtailment Regulations to Parental Order Parents
  6. 5 Application of the SPL Regulations to Parental Order Parents
  7. 6
  8. 7
  9. 7A
  10. 8
  11. 9
  12. 10
  13. 11
  14. 12
  15. 12A
  16. 13
  17. 13A
  18. 14
  19. 15
  20. 16
  21. 16A
  22. 17
  23. 17A
  24. 17B
  25. 18
  26. 19
  27. 20
  28. 21
  29. 22
  30. 23
  31. 24
  32. 25
  33. 26
  34. 27
  35. 28
  36. 29
  37. 30
  38. 31
  39. 32
  40. 32A
  41. 33

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41 provisions

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In the Schedule (shared parental leave in special circumstances) of the SPL Regulations as they apply to section 54 parental order parents— (a) paragraph 10 (entitlement to shared parental leave in the event of a disrupted placement or the death of a child) shall read as if— (i) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) the words “is returned after being placed for adoption” were “the parental order does not proceed”; (ii) the words “C’s return or” were omitted; (iii) in the amendment of regulation 32(1) set out in paragraph (6), the words “is returned after being placed for adoption” were replaced by “the parental order does not proceed”; (b) it shall read as if after paragraph (6) there is inserted— (6A) In this paragraph a parental order does not proceed if— (a) A and AP have not made an application for a parental order for C within the time limit for such an application under section 54(3) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008; or (b) an application made for a parental order in respect of C is refused, withdrawn or otherwise terminated and any time limit for an appeal or new application has expired. ; (c) paragraph (7) shall read as if the words of that sub-paragraph were— Where more than one child is born of the same pregnancy, a reference in this paragraph relating to the death of C must be construed as a reference to the last of those children to die. .

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