Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021

Amendment of section 6 of Act of 2019

27. Section 6 of the Act of 2019 is amended—

(a) in subsection (2)—

(i) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b)

“(b) in the case of an adoption, other than an intercountry adoption effected or to be effected outside the State, where the relevant parent is a person referred to in paragraph (a)(ii) of the definition of relevant parent in section 2(1)—

(i) be given not later than 6 weeks before the intended commencement of the parent’s leave,

(ii) indicate the expected date of commencement and duration of the parent’s leave, and

(iii) subject to subsection (3), include a copy of the certificate of placement that the qualifying adopter concerned supplied to his or her employer under section 7(1)(c) of the Act of 1995,”,

and

(ii) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (c)—

“(c) in the case of an intercountry adoption effected or to be effected outside the State, where the relevant parent is a person referred to in paragraph (a)(ii) of the definition of relevant parent in section 2(1)—

(i) be given not later than 6 weeks before the intended commencement of the parent’s leave,

(ii) indicate the expected date of commencement and duration of the parent’s leave, and

(iii) subject to subsection (3), include a copy of an applicable declaration of eligibility and suitability that the qualifying adopter concerned supplied to his or her employer under section 7(2)(c) of the Act of 1995 and particulars in writing of the placement,”,

(b) in subsection (3)—

(i) by the substitution of “paragraph (b) or (c)” for “paragraph (b)(i) or (c)(i)”, and

(ii) by the substitution of “the qualifying adopter concerned” for “the adopting mother or sole male adopter concerned”,

and

(c) in subsection (6)—

(i) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “subsection (2)(b)(iii)” for “subsection (2)(b)(i)(III)”, and

(ii) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “subsection (2)(c)(iii)” for “subsection (2)(c)(i)(III)”.