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Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

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167ZW Entitlement: adoption

(1) Regulations may provide that, where all the conditions in subsection (2) are satisfied in relation to a person with whom a child is, or is expected to be, placed for adoption under the law of any part of the United Kingdom (“claimant A”), claimant A is to be entitled in accordance with the following provisions of this Part to payments to be known as “statutory shared parental pay”. (2) The conditions are— (a) that claimant A and another person (“X”) satisfy prescribed conditions as to caring or intending to care for the child, (b) that X satisfies prescribed conditions— (i) as to employment or self-employment, (ii) as to having earnings of a prescribed amount for a prescribed period, and (iii) as to relationship either with the child or with claimant A, (c) that claimant A has been in employed earner's employment with an employer for a continuous period of at least the prescribed length ending with a prescribed week, (d) that claimant A's normal weekly earnings for a prescribed period ending with a prescribed week are not less than the lower earnings limit in force under section 5(1)(a) at the end of that week, (e) if regulations so provide, that claimant A continues in employed earner's employment (whether or not with the employer by reference to whom the condition in paragraph (c) is satisfied) until a prescribed time, (f) that claimant A became entitled to statutory adoption pay by reference to the placement for adoption of the child, (g) that claimant A satisfies prescribed conditions as to the reduction of the duration of the adoption pay period, (h) that claimant A has given the person who will be liable to pay statutory shared parental pay to claimant A notice of— (i) the number of weeks in respect of which claimant A would be entitled to claim statutory shared parental pay in respect of the child if the entitlement were fully exercised (disregarding for these purposes any intention of X to claim statutory shared parental pay in respect of the child), (ii) the number of weeks in respect of which claimant A intends to claim statutory shared parental pay, and (iii) the number of weeks in respect of which X intends to claim statutory shared parental pay, (i) that claimant A has given the person who will be liable to pay statutory shared parental pay to claimant A notice of the period or periods during which claimant A intends to claim statutory shared parental pay in respect of the child, (j) that a notice under paragraph (h) or (i)— (i) is given by such time as may be prescribed, and (ii) satisfies prescribed conditions as to form and content, (k) that X consents to the extent of claimant A's intended claim for statutory shared parental pay, (l) that it is claimant A's intention to care for the child during each week in respect of which statutory shared parental pay is paid to claimant A, (m) that claimant A is absent from work during each week in respect of which statutory shared parental pay is paid to claimant A, (n) that, where claimant A is an employee within the meaning of the Employment Rights Order, claimant A's absence from work during each such week is absence on shared parental leave. (3) Regulations may provide that, where all the conditions in subsection (4) are satisfied in relation to a person (“claimant B”), claimant B is to be entitled in accordance with the following provisions of this Part to payments to be known as “statutory shared parental pay”. (4) The conditions are— (a) that claimant B and another person (“Y”) who is a person with whom a child is, or is expected to be, placed for adoption under the law of any part of the United Kingdom satisfy prescribed conditions as to caring or intending to care for the child, (b) that claimant B satisfies— (i) prescribed conditions as to relationship with the child, or (ii) prescribed conditions as to relationship with Y, (c) that Y satisfies prescribed conditions— (i) as to employment or self-employment, and (ii) as to having earnings of a prescribed amount for a prescribed period, (d) that claimant B has been in employed earner's employment with an employer for a continuous period of at least the prescribed length ending with a prescribed week, (e) that claimant B's normal weekly earnings for a prescribed period ending with a prescribed week are not less than the lower earnings limit in force under section 5(1)(a) at the end of that week, (f) if regulations so provide, that claimant B continues in employed earner's employment (whether or not with the employer by reference to whom the condition in paragraph (d) is satisfied) until a prescribed time, (g) that Y became entitled to statutory adoption pay by reference to the placement for adoption of the child, (h) that Y satisfies prescribed conditions as to the reduction of the duration of the adoption pay period, (i) that claimant B has given the person who will be liable to pay statutory shared parental pay to claimant B notice of— (i) the number of weeks in respect of which claimant B would be entitled to claim statutory shared parental pay in respect of the child if the entitlement were fully exercised (disregarding for these purposes any intention of Y to claim statutory shared parental pay in respect of the child), (ii) the number of weeks in respect of which claimant B intends to claim statutory shared parental pay, and (iii) the number of weeks in respect of which Y intends to claim statutory shared parental pay, (j) that claimant B has given the person who will be liable to pay statutory shared parental pay to claimant B notice of the period or periods during which claimant B intends to claim statutory shared parental pay in respect of the child, (k) that a notice under paragraph (i) or (j)— (i) is given by such time as may be prescribed, and (ii) satisfies prescribed conditions as to form and content, (l) that Y consents to the extent of claimant B's intended claim for statutory shared parental pay, (m) that it is claimant B's intention to care for the child during each week in respect of which statutory shared parental pay is paid to claimant B, (n) that claimant B is absent from work during each week in respect of which statutory shared parental pay is paid to claimant B, (o) that, where claimant B is an employee within the meaning of the Employment Rights Order, claimant B's absence from work during each such week is absence on shared parental leave.

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167ZW Entitlement: adoption

(1) Regulations may provide that, where all the conditions in subsection (2) are satisfied in relation to a person with whom a child is, or is expected to be, placed for adoption under the law of any part of the United Kingdom (“claimant A”), claimant A is to be entitled in accordance with the following provisions of this Part to payments to be known as “statutory shared parental pay”. (2) The conditions are— (a) that claimant A and another person (“X”) satisfy prescribed conditions as to caring or intending to care for the child, (b) that X satisfies prescribed conditions— (i) as to employment or self-employment, (ii) as to having earnings of a prescribed amount for a prescribed period, and (iii) as to relationship either with the child or with claimant A, (c) that claimant A has been in employed earner's employment with an employer for a continuous period of at least the prescribed length ending with a prescribed week, (d) that claimant A's normal weekly earnings for a prescribed period ending with a prescribed week are not less than the lower earnings limit in force under section 5(1)(a) at the end of that week, (e) if regulations so provide, that claimant A continues in employed earner's employment (whether or not with the employer by reference to whom the condition in paragraph (c) is satisfied) until a prescribed time, (f) that claimant A became entitled to statutory adoption pay by reference to the placement for adoption of the child, (g) that claimant A satisfies prescribed conditions as to the reduction of the duration of the adoption pay period, (h) that claimant A has given the person who will be liable to pay statutory shared parental pay to claimant A notice of— (i) the number of weeks in respect of which claimant A would be entitled to claim statutory shared parental pay in respect of the child if the entitlement were fully exercised (disregarding for these purposes any intention of X to claim statutory shared parental pay in respect of the child), (ii) the number of weeks in respect of which claimant A intends to claim statutory shared parental pay, and (iii) the number of weeks in respect of which X intends to claim statutory shared parental pay, (i) that claimant A has given the person who will be liable to pay statutory shared parental pay to claimant A notice of the period or periods during which claimant A intends to claim statutory shared parental pay in respect of the child, (j) that a notice under paragraph (h) or (i)— (i) is given by such time as may be prescribed, and (ii) satisfies prescribed conditions as to form and content, (k) that X consents to the extent of claimant A's intended claim for statutory shared parental pay, (l) that it is claimant A's intention to care for the child during each week in respect of which statutory shared parental pay is paid to claimant A, (m) that claimant A is absent from work during each week in respect of which statutory shared parental pay is paid to claimant A, (n) that, where claimant A is an employee within the meaning of the Employment Rights Order, claimant A's absence from work during each such week is absence on shared parental leave. (3) Regulations may provide that, where all the conditions in subsection (4) are satisfied in relation to a person (“claimant B”), claimant B is to be entitled in accordance with the following provisions of this Part to payments to be known as “statutory shared parental pay”. (4) The conditions are— (a) that claimant B and another person (“Y”) who is a person with whom a child is, or is expected to be, placed for adoption under the law of any part of the United Kingdom satisfy prescribed conditions as to caring or intending to care for the child, (b) that claimant B satisfies— (i) prescribed conditions as to relationship with the child, or (ii) prescribed conditions as to relationship with Y, (c) that Y satisfies prescribed conditions— (i) as to employment or self-employment, and (ii) as to having earnings of a prescribed amount for a prescribed period, (d) that claimant B has been in employed earner's employment with an employer for a continuous period of at least the prescribed length ending with a prescribed week, (e) that claimant B's normal weekly earnings for a prescribed period ending with a prescribed week are not less than the lower earnings limit in force under section 5(1)(a) at the end of that week, (f) if regulations so provide, that claimant B continues in employed earner's employment (whether or not with the employer by reference to whom the condition in paragraph (d) is satisfied) until a prescribed time, (g) that Y became entitled to statutory adoption pay by reference to the placement for adoption of the child, (h) that Y satisfies prescribed conditions as to the reduction of the duration of the adoption pay period, (i) that claimant B has given the person who will be liable to pay statutory shared parental pay to claimant B notice of— (i) the number of weeks in respect of which claimant B would be entitled to claim statutory shared parental pay in respect of the child if the entitlement were fully exercised (disregarding for these purposes any intention of Y to claim statutory shared parental pay in respect of the child), (ii) the number of weeks in respect of which claimant B intends to claim statutory shared parental pay, and (iii) the number of weeks in respect of which Y intends to claim statutory shared parental pay, (j) that claimant B has given the person who will be liable to pay statutory shared parental pay to claimant B notice of the period or periods during which claimant B intends to claim statutory shared parental pay in respect of the child, (k) that a notice under paragraph (i) or (j)— (i) is given by such time as may be prescribed, and (ii) satisfies prescribed conditions as to form and content, (l) that Y consents to the extent of claimant B's intended claim for statutory shared parental pay, (m) that it is claimant B's intention to care for the child during each week in respect of which statutory shared parental pay is paid to claimant B, (n) that claimant B is absent from work during each week in respect of which statutory shared parental pay is paid to claimant B, (o) that, where claimant B is an employee within the meaning of the Employment Rights Order, claimant B's absence from work during each such week is absence on shared parental leave.

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