The Maternity and Parental Leave etc. and the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 2014

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Maternity and Parental Leave etc. and the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Made

23rd July 2006

Coming into force

1st October 2006

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 47C(2), 71(3), 73(2) and (3), 74(2), (3) and (4), 75(1) and (2), 75A(2) and (2A), 75B(2) and (3), 75C, 75D(1) and 99(1)(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996(2).

In accordance with section 236(3)(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, a draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(1)

Section 47C of the Employment Rights Act 1996 was inserted by paragraphs 5 and 8 of Part III of Schedule 4 to the Employment Relations Act 1999 (c. 26) and subsection (2) was amended by section 53 of and paragraphs 24 and 26 of Schedule 7 to the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22); sections 71 to 79 of the 1996 Act were substituted by section 7 of and Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Employment Relations Act 1999; section 71 was further amended by paragraph 31 of Schedule 1 to the Work and Families Act 2006 (c. 18); section 73 was further amended by paragraph 32 of Schedule 1 to the Work and Families Act 2006. Chapter 1A (sections 75A to 75D) was inserted by section 3 of the Employment Act 2002. Subsection 75A(2A) of the 1996 Act was inserted by paragraph 33 of Schedule 1 to the Work and Families Act 2006. Paragraph 43 of Schedule 1 to the Work and Families Act 2006 substituted a new subsection (3) to section 75B of the 1996 Act. Section 99 of the 1996 Act was inserted by paragraph 16 of Part III of Schedule 4 to the Employment Relations Act 1999 and was amended by paragraphs 24 and 33 of Schedule 7 to the 2002 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 and 73 of that Act is defined in section 75(2), and in section 99 it is defined in subsection (2) of that section. Further amendments have been made to sections 47C and 99 by the 2006 Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

1996 c. 18; Part VIII (sections 71 to 85) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 was substituted by a new Part VIII (sections 71 to 75, 76 to 80) by Part I of Schedule 4 to the Employment Relations Act 1999.

(3)

Section 236(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 was amended by paragraphs 5 and 42 of Part III of Schedule 4 to the Employment Relations Act 1999. A further relevant amendment was made by paragraph 43 of Schedule 1 to the Work and Families Act 2006.