9. In paragraph (1) of regulation 26 (right to return after adoption leave), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)the last of two or more consecutive periods of statutory leave which did not include any—
(i)period of parental leave of more than four weeks; or
(ii)period of statutory leave which when added to any other periods of statutory leave (excluding parental leave) taken in relation to the same child means that the total amount of statutory leave taken in relation to that child totals more than 26 weeks,”.