http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2821/regulation/1The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2002Employment terms and conditionsEmployment regulationsAdoption rightsLegislationTERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTStatute Law Database2024-07-15Expert Participation2020-12-31 This instrument contains only regulations made by virtue of sections 2 and 4 of the Employment Act 2002, which come into force on 8th December 2002. The instrument is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of those provisions. The regulations in it are therefore exempted by section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 from the requirement under section 172 of that Act to refer the proposals to make the regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee and they are made without reference to the Committee. 11These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 8th December 2002.2In these Regulations—“the Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; ...... “adopter”, in relation to a child, means the person with whom a child is, or is expected to be, placed for adoption under the law of the United Kingdom; “the Contributions Regulations” means the Social Security Contributions Regulations 2001;“EEA” means European Economic Area;“EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993;“EEA State” means a State which is a contracting party to the EEA Agreement; “foreign-going ship” means any ship or vessel which is not a home-trade ship; “the General Regulations” means the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations 2002;... “home-trade ship” includes—every ship or vessel employed in trading or going within the following limits, that is to say, the United Kingdom (including for this purpose the Republic of Ireland), the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and the continent of Europe between the river Elbe and Brest inclusive;every fishing vessel not proceeding beyond the following limits—on the South, Latitude 48°30’N,on the West, Longitude 12°W, andon the North, Latitude 61°N;“mariner” means a person who is or has been in employment under a contract of service either as a master or member of the crew of any ship or vessel, or in any other capacity on board any ship or vessel where—the employment in that other capacity is for the purposes of that ship or vessel or her crew or any passengers or cargo or mails carried by the ship or vessel; andthe contract is entered into in the United Kingdom with a view to its performance (in whole or in part) while the ship or vessel is on her voyage;but does not include a person in so far as their employment is as a serving member of the forces;“... statutory paternity pay (adoption)” means statutory paternity pay payable in accordance with the provisions of Part 12ZA of the Act where the conditions specified in section 171ZB(2) of the Act are satisfied;“... statutory paternity pay (birth)” means statutory paternity pay payable in accordance with the provisions of Part 12ZA of the Act where the conditions specified in section 171ZA(2) of the Act are satisfied; “placed for adoption” means—placed for adoption under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 or the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 ; orplaced in accordance with section 22C of the Children Act 1989 with a local authority foster parent who is also a prospective adopter; “serving member of the forces” means a person, other than one mentioned in Part 2 of the Schedule, who, being over the age of 16, is a member of any establishment or organisation specified in Part 1 of that Schedule (being a member who gives full pay service) but does not include any such person while absent on desertion; “week” means a period of 7 days beginning with Sunday.3For the purposes of these Regulations—aa person is matched with a child for adoption when an adoption agency decides that that person would be a suitable adoptive parent for the child;bin a case where paragraph (a) applies, a person is notified as having been matched with a child on the date that person receives notification of the agency's decision, under regulation 33(3)(a) of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005, regulation 28(3) of the Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005 or regulation 8(5) of the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 2009;ca person is also matched with a child for adoption when a decision has been made in accordance with regulation 22A of the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 and an adoption agency has identified that person with whom the child is to be placed in accordance with regulation 12B of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005;din a case where paragraph (c) applies, a person is notified as having been matched with a child on the date on which that person receives notification in accordance with regulation 12B(2)(a) of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005.3AThe reference to “prospective adopter” in the definition of “placed for adoption” in paragraph (2) means a person who has been approved as suitable to adopt a child and has been notified of that decision in accordance with regulation 30B(4) of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005.3BThe reference to “adoption agency” in paragraph (3) has the meaning given, in relation to England and Wales, by section 2 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 and in relation to Scotland, by section 119(1) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007.4For the purposes of these Regulations, the expressions “ship” and “ship or vessel” include hovercraft, except in regulation 8(3). S.I. 2001/1004. Cm. 2073 and OJ No. L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3. Cm. 2183 and OJ No. L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 572. S.I. 2002/2822. Reg. 1 in force at 8.12.2002, see reg. 1(1)Reg. 1(4) inserted (6.4.2010) by The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/151), regs. 1, 3(7)Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (6.4.2010) by The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/151), regs. 1, 3(4)Words in reg. 1(2) omitted (6.4.2010) by virtue of The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/151), regs. 1, 3(5)Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (6.4.2010) by The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/151), regs. 1, 3(5)Reg. 1(3)-(3B) substituted for reg. 1(3) (1.12.2014) by The Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3134), regs. 1, 14 (with regs. 3, 4)Words in reg. 1(2) substituted (1.12.2014) by The Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3134), regs. 1, 13(2) (with regs. 3, 4)Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (1.12.2014) by The Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3134), regs. 1, 13(3) (with regs. 3, 4)Words in reg. 1 omitted (5.4.2015) by virtue of The Shared Parental Leave and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3255), arts. 1(3), 13(2)(a) (with art. 35(1))Word in reg. 1 omitted (5.4.2015) by virtue of The Shared Parental Leave and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3255), arts. 1(3), 13(2)(b) (with art. 35(1))Word in reg. 1 omitted (5.4.2015) by virtue of The Shared Parental Leave and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3255), arts. 1(3), 13(2)(c) (with art. 35(1))