This statutory instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2014/3051 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that statutory instrument.
Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 189
Terms And Conditions Of Employment
The Statutory Shared Parental Pay (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
Made
9th February 2015
Laid before Parliament
12th February 2015
Coming into force
8th March 2015
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 171ZU(2)(b)(ii) and (4)(c)(ii),171ZV(2)(b)(ii), (2)(e), (4)(c)(ii) and (4)(f) and 171ZW(1)(c) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 1 ) and section 5(1)(p) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992( 2 ) makes the following Regulations.
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it( 3 ).
Citation and commencement
Amendments to the Statutory Shared Parental Pay (General) Regulations 2014
(2) In regulation 29 (conditions relating to employment and earnings of claimant’s partner)—
(a) in paragraph (3), for “paragraph (1)” substitute “paragraph (2)” and for “after” substitute “within”;
(b) in paragraph (4), for “paragraph (1)” substitute “paragraph (2)”.
(3) In regulation 31(conditions as to continuity of employment and normal weekly earnings of claimant), in paragraph (1)(b) for “relevant period” substitute “relevant week”.
(4) In regulation 35 (continuous employment and unfair dismissal), in paragraph (1)(a) for “section 171ZY” substitute “section 171ZV”.
(5) In regulation 36 (continuous employment and stoppages of work), in paragraph (1)(a)—
(a) for “section 171ZY” substitute “section 171ZV”;
(b) insert “)” after “paragraph (2)”.
(6) In regulation 48 (persons unable to act), in paragraph (1)(c) for “additional statutory paternity pay” substitute “statutory shared parental pay”.
Jo Swinson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
9th February 2015
1992 c. 4 . Sections 171 ZU and 171ZV were inserted by the Children and Families Act 2014, section 119(1); see section 171ZZ4(1) for the definition of “prescribed”; under section 175(1) regulations are made by the Secretary of State
Social Security Administration Act 1992 c.5 , section 173(1)(b).