Prescribed conditions
9.—(1) For the purposes of section 25(1) of the Measure, the prescribed conditions are that the member—
(a)is either—
(i)the child’s father and has, or expects to have, responsibility for the upbringing of the child; or
(ii)married to, the civil partner or the partner of the child’s mother, but is not the child’s father and has, or expects to have the main responsibility (apart from any responsibility of the mother) for the upbringing of the child; and
(b)gives the head of democratic services written notice of the date the member intends the period of newborn absence to start.
(2) A member is to be treated as having satisfied the condition in paragraph (1)(a)(ii) if that member would have satisfied the condition but for the fact that the child’s mother has died.
(3) A member is to be treated as having satisfied either of the conditions in paragraph (1)(a) if they would have satisfied the condition but for the fact that the child was stillborn after 24 weeks of pregnancy or has died.