The Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 236(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament. These draft Regulations supersede draft Maternity and Parental Leave Regulations laid before Parliament on 4th November 1999.

Draft Statutory Instruments

1999 No.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999

Made

1999

Coming into force

15th December 1999

Whereas a draft of the following Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 236(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996(1) and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 47C(2) and (3), 71(1) to (3) and (6), 72(1) and (2), 73(1), (2), (4) and (7), 74(1), (3) and (4), 75(1), 76(1), (2) and (5), 77(1) and (4), 78(1), (2) and (7), 79(1) and (2) and 99(1)(2) of that Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

(1)

1996 c. 18; section 236(3) was amended by paragraph 42 of Part III of Schedule 4 to the Employment Relations Act 1999 (c. 26).

(2)

Section 47C of the Employment Rights Act 1996 was inserted by paragraph 8 of Part III of Schedule 4 to the Employment Relations Act 1999; sections 71 to 79 of the 1996 Act were substituted by section 7 and Part I of Schedule 4 to the 1999 Act, and section 99 of the 1996 Act was substituted by paragraph 16 of Part III of Schedule 4 to the 1999 Act. The word “prescribed” in section 47C of the 1996 Act is defined in subsection (2) of that section; the same word in sections 71 to 73 is defined in section 75(2), and in section 99 it is defined in subsection (2) of that section.