Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

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Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

EMPLOYMENT

Made

6 th December 2002

Coming into operation

8 th December 2002

The Department for Employment and Learning, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 8(1) , (2) , (4) and (5) , 9(1) and (2) , 11(1) and (2) and 16(1) of the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002(1) , and Articles 7(1)(fa) and (ga) and 23 of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, Etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999(2) , and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, with the concurrence of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, hereby makes the following Regulations–

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 8 th December 2002.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations–

“adopter”, in relation to a child, means a person with whom the child is matched for adoption;

“adoption leave” means leave under Article 107 A of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(3);

“adoption pay period” means the period prescribed under section 167 ZN(2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act(4) as the period in respect ...

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