Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021

Amendment of section 61G of Act of 2005

15. Section 61G of the Act of 2005 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “104 weeks” for “52 weeks”,

(b) in subsection (10)—

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

“(b) in the case of a person in insurable self-employment, being—

(i) a relevant parent referred to in paragraph (b)(i) of the definition of relevant parent, for a continuous period of five consecutive weeks or periods consisting of not less than one week—

(I) beginning on or after the day of placement of the child, and

(II) ending not later than 104 weeks after the day of placement of the child,

or

(ii) a relevant parent referred to in paragraph (b)(ii) of the definition of relevant parent, for a continuous period of five consecutive weeks or periods consisting of not less than one week—

(I) beginning on or after the date of birth of the child, and

(II) ending not later than 104 weeks after the date of birth of the child,

or”,

and

(ii) in paragraph (c), by the substitution of “5 weeks” for “2 weeks”,

and

(c) in subsection (11)(b)(ii), by the substitution of “one hundredth and fourth week” for “fifty-second week”.