The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Parental Orders and Prospective Adopters) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Application of the Pay Regulations to intended parents and parental order parents

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

24.  In regulation 40 (normal weekly earnings) of the Pay Regulations as they apply to an intended parent or a parental order parent, in paragraph (2), the definition of “the appropriate date” shall read—

“the appropriate date” means in relation to statutory paternity pay (adoption) and statutory adoption pay , the first day of the 14th week before the expected week of the child’s birth or the first day in the week in which the child is born, whichever is earlier;.