SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Minor and consequential amendments
PART 1Amendments of primary legislation
The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
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1
Article 112BA (entitlement to paternity leave: prospective adopters with whom looked after children are placed) is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (1)—
a
omit “who is looked after by an authority and”;
b
for “the authority” substitute “an authority”
;
c
for “Article 27(2)(a)” substitute “Article 27”
;
d
omit “, in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (2),”;
e
for “an approved foster parent who is also an approved prospective adopter” substitute “a person who is approved as an authority foster parent and approved as a prospective adopter”
.
3
Omit paragraph (2).
4
In paragraph (3), for “such references as may be specified” substitute “references to being placed under Article 27 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 with a person who is approved as an authority foster parent and approved as a prospective adopter”
.
5
In paragraph (4)—
a
for ““approved foster parent”, “approved prospective adopter”,” substitute ““approved as an authority foster parent”, “approved as a prospective adopter” and”
;
b
omit “and “child who is looked after by an authority””.