Contents
1Citation, commencement and interpretation#
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Sections 75A, 75B, 75G, 75H, 80A and 80B to Parental Order Cases) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 25th November 2014.
(2)In these Regulations—• “the Act” means the Employment Rights Act 1996;• “intended parent”, in relation to a child, means a person who, on the day of the child’s birth—(a) applies, or intends to apply during the period of 6 months beginning with that day—(a) with another person for an order under section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 in respect of the child; or(b) as the sole applicant for an order under section 54A of that Act in respect of the child; and(b) expects the court to make such an order in respect of the child;• “primary parental order parent”, in relation to a child, means the person who elects to be the child’s primary carer—(a) on whose application the court has made an order under section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 in respect of the child, or(b) who applies, or intends to apply, during the period of 6 months beginning with the day of the child’s birth, with another person for such an order in respect of the child, and expects the court to make that order;• note...• note...• “section 54 parental order parent” means a person—(a) on whose application the court has made an order under section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 in respect of a child; or(b) who is an intended parent of a child by reference to an application or intended application for such an order;• “section 54A parental order parent” means a person—(a) on whose application the court has made an order under section 54A of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 in respect of a child; or(b) who is an intended parent of a child by reference to an application or intended application for such an order.
(3)For the purposes of the definition of “primary parental order parent” in paragraph (2), a person (“A”) elects to be a child’s primary carer if A and the person (“B”) with whom A has applied, or intends to apply, for an order under section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 in respect of the child agree that A, and not B, will be the child’s primary carer.
2Application of sections 75A and 75B of the Act to parental order parents#
Sections 75A and 75B of the Act have effect in relation to section 54 parental order parents and section 54A parental order parents.
3Application of sections 75G and 75H of the Act to parental order parents#
Sections 75G and 75H of the Act have effect in relation to section 54 parental order parents with the modifications specified in the second column of Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
4Application of sections 80A and 80B of the Act to parental order parents#
Sections 80A and 80B of the Act have effect in relation to section 54 parental order parentsand primary parental order parents with the modifications specified in the second column of Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
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