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15. 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) applied), 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.
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