Adoption pay period in respect of adoptions from overseas where adoption is disrupted
13.—(1) Where after a child enters Northern Ireland the child –
(a)dies; or
(b)ceases to live with the adopter,
the adoption pay period shall terminate in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2).
(2) The adoption pay period shall, in a case falling within paragraph (1), terminate 8 weeks after the end of the week specified in paragraph (3).
(3) The week referred to in paragraph (2) is –
(a)in a case falling within paragraph (1)(a), the week during which the child dies;
(b)in a case falling within paragraph (1)(b), the week during which the child ceases to live with the adopter;
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3), “week” means a period of seven days beginning with and including Sunday.