art 5 Amendment of the Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
(1) The Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “maternity leave” insert – “armed forces independence payment” means the payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011; (3) In regulation 14(1A) (extent of entitlement), after “disability living allowance” insert “or armed forces independence payment”. (4) In regulation 15(3) (when parental leave may be taken), after “disability living allowance” insert “or armed forces independence payment”. (5) In Schedule 2 (default provisions in respect of parental leave) – (a) in paragraph 2(c) after “entitled to” to the end substitute “a disability living allowance or armed forces independence payment, the child’s entitlement to that allowance or payment.”; and (b) in paragraph 7 after “disability living allowance” insert “or armed forces independence payment”.