The Maternity and Parental Leave etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/3221
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Maternity and Parental Leave etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

(2) This regulation and regulations 2 and 5 come into force on 1st December 2014.

(3) Regulations 3, 4 and 6 come into force on 5th April 2015.

Section 2 Amendments to the Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999

The Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendments to the Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999

In regulation 13, omit paragraph (1A) .

Section 4 Amendments to the Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999

For regulation 15 (when parental leave may be taken) substitute—

(15) An employee may not exercise any entitlement to parental leave in respect of a child after the date of the child’s 18th birthday.

Section 5 Amendments to the Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999

In paragraph (1) of regulation 18 (right to return after maternity or parental leave) , for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

(b) the last of two or more consecutive periods of statutory leave which did not include—

(i) any period of parental leave of more than four weeks; or

(ii) any period of statutory leave which when added to any other period of statutory leave (excluding parental leave) taken in relation to the same child means that the total amount of statutory leave taken in relation to that child totals more than 26 weeks,

Section 6 Amendments to the Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999

In paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 (default provisions in respect of parental leave)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (b) omit “and”;

(b) omit sub-paragraph (c).