UK Statutory Instrument SI 2024/329 United Kingdom

The Paternity Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024

These Regulations make changes to the way in which the statutory entitlement to paternity leave is exercised, by amending the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 (“the 2002 Regulations”); the Paternity and Adoption (Adoption from Overseas) Regulations 2003 (“the 2003 Regulations”); and the Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave (Parental …

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Part 1

General

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6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Parts 1 and 2 come into force on 8th March...
s.003 These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
s.004 Interpretation
s.005 Application
s.006 Transitional provisions
Part 2

Amendments to the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002

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10 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.007 The Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 are amended as...
s.008 In regulation 2(1), insert at the appropriate place— returned after...
s.009 In regulation 5 (options in respect of leave under regulation...
s.010 For regulation 6 (notice and evidential requirements for leave under...
s.011 In regulation 7 (commencement of leave under regulation 4), for...
s.012 In regulation 9 (options in respect of leave under regulation...
s.013 For regulation 10 (notice and evidential requirements for leave under...
s.014 In regulation 11 (commencement of leave under regulation 8), for...
s.015 After regulation 11, insert— Change in circumstances (1) This regulation applies where an employee is otherwise entitled...
s.016 In regulation 22 (disrupted placement in the course of adoption...
Part 3

Amendments to the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Adoption from Overseas) Regulations 2003

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s.018 In regulation 7 (entitlement to paternity leave: adoption from overseas)—... Regulated
  • Employees must give required paternity leave notices for overseas adoptionEmployee
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.017 The Paternity and Adoption Leave (Adoption from Overseas) Regulations 2003...
s.019 For regulation 8 substitute— Commencement of leave under regulation 8...
s.020 After regulation 8, insert— Change in circumstances In regulation 11A— (a) in paragraph (2), for sub-paragraphs (a)...
Part 4

Amendments to the Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave (Parental Order Cases) Regulations 2014

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5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.021 The Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave (Parental Order Cases)...
s.022 In regulation 10 (modifications to regulation 9), for paragraph (a)...
s.023 For regulation 11 (modifications to regulation 10) substitute— Regulation 10 (notice and evidential requirements for leave under regulation...
s.024 In regulation 12 (modifications to regulation 11), in the modification...
s.025 After regulation 12, insert— In regulation 11A (change in circumstances) of the Leave Regulations...

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