2015 No. 100
The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (Application of Articles 107A, 107B, 107G, 107I, 112A and 112B to Parental Order Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Made
Coming into operation
The Department for Employment and Learning makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 107AC, 107BA, 107J(2), 112BAA and 251(6) of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 F1.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (Application of Articles 107A, 107B, 107G, 107I, 112A and 112B to Parental Order Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and come into operation on 15 March 2015.
2
In these Regulations—
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“the Order” means the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;
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“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, with another person for a parental order in respect of the child; and
- b
expects the court to make a parental order on that application in respect of the child;
- a
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“parental order” means an order under section 54(1) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 F2; and
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“parental order parent” means a person—
- c
on whose application the court has made a parental order in respect of a child; or
- d
who is an intended parent of a child.
- c
Application of Articles 107A and 107B of the Order to parental order parents2
Articles 107A and 107B of the Order F3 have effect in relation to parental order parents.
Application of Articles 107G and 107I of the Order to parental order parents3
Articles 107G and 107I of the Order F4 have effect in relation to parental order parents with the modifications specified in the second column of Schedule 1.
Application of Articles 112A and 112B of the Order to parental order parents4
Articles 112A and 112B of the Order F5 have effect in relation to parental order parents with the modifications specified in the second column of Schedule 2.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 2nd March 2015.
SCHEDULE 1
Provision |
Modification |
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Article 107G |
For sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) substitute—
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For sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (4) substitute—
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After paragraph (6) insert—
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Article 107I |
In sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2), for “with whom the child is, or is expected to be placed for adoption” substitute
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In sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2), for “with whom the child is, or is expected to be placed for adoption” substitute
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In sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (14), for “placed for adoption as part of the same arrangement” substitute |
SCHEDULE 2
Article 112B(5)(aa) was inserted by 2015 c. 1 (N.I.), section 8(4).
Provision |
Modification |
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Article 112A |
After sub-paragraph (a) in paragraph (5) insert—
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Article 112B |
For sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) (and the following “and”) substitute—
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For sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (1) substitute—
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In paragraph (4), for “placement for adoption” substitute |
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In sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (5), for “a person with whom a child is placed for adoption” substitute |
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Omit sub-paragraph (aa) of paragraph (5) F6. |
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In sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (5), for “placed for adoption as part of the same arrangement” substitute |
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For paragraph (6) substitute—
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After paragraph (7) insert—
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S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16); Articles 107AC, 107BA, 107J and 112BAA were inserted, respectively, by the Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 1), sections 10(2), 10(3), 2(2) and 10(5).