9. In regulation 15 (evidence of entitlement to statutory paternity pay (adoption)), for paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) The information and declaration referred to in paragraph (1) shall be provided—
(a)no more than seven days after the date on which the adopter is notified of having been matched with the child, or
(b)in a case where it was not reasonably practicable for the employee to provide it in accordance with sub-paragraph (a), as soon as is reasonably practicable.”.