Return to work
15. For the purposes of these Regulations, A is treated as returning to work if one of the following conditions is satisfied—
(a)in a case where A is entitled to adoption leave in respect of C, A’s adoption leave period has ended;
(b)in a case where A is entitled to statutory adoption pay, that payment is not payable to A in accordance with section 167ZN(3) or (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1); or
(c)in a case where both (a) and (b) apply, the conditions in both (a) and (b) are satisfied.
1992 c, 7. Section 167ZN was inserted by Article 6 of the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2836 (N.I. 2)) and subsection 3 amended by the Work and Families (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1947 (N.I. 16)), Schedule 1, paragraph 20(1) and (2).