PART 2CURTAILMENT OF ADOPTION PAY PERIOD
Adoption pay period curtailment notice7
1
An adoption pay period curtailment notice must—
a
be in writing;
b
specify the date on which A’s statutory adoption pay period is to end; and
c
be given to the person who is liable to pay A’s statutory adoption pay.
2
The date specified in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) must be—
a
the last day of a week;
b
at least eight weeks after the date on which A gave the adoption pay period curtailment notice;
c
at least two weeks after the first day of the adoption pay period; and
d
at least one week before the last day of the adoption pay period.
3
If A has more than one entitlement to statutory adoption pay in relation to C, A must curtail the adoption pay period in relation to each (or none) of those entitlements, and in relation to each of those entitlements A must specify an adoption pay curtailment date which falls in the same calendar week.
4
Where A—
a
returns to work before giving a notice in accordance with paragraph (1); and
b
subsequently gives such a notice;
the adoption pay curtailment date shall be the last day of the week in which that notice is submitted (irrespective of the date given in that notice under paragraph (1)).
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6
In this regulation, A is treated as returning to work where statutory adoption pay is not payable to A in accordance with section 167ZN(3) or (5) of the 1992 Act8.