PART IIIPARENTAL LEAVE
When parental leave may be taken15
An employee may not exercise any entitlement to parental leave in respect of a child—
a
except in the cases referred to in paragraphs (b) to (d), after the date of the child’s fifth birthday;
b
in a case where the child is entitled to a disability living allowance, after the date of the child’s eighteenth birthday;
c
in a case where the child was placed with the employee for adoption by him (other than a case where paragraph (b) applies), after—
i
the fifth anniversary of the date on which the placement began, or
ii
the date of the child’s eighteenth birthday,
whichever is the earlier.
d
in a case where—
i
the provisions set out in Schedule 2 apply, and
ii
the employee would have taken leave on or before a date or anniversary referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c) but for the fact that the employer postponed it under paragraph 6 of that Schedule,
after the end of the period to which the leave was postponed.