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””.