The Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (Adoptions from Overseas) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
These Regulations, made under provisions inserted into the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (“the Act”) by the Work and Families (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, make provision relating to additional statutory paternity pay in respect of adoptions from overseas. An adoption from overseas is defined in the Regulations as an adoption of a child who enters Northern Ireland from outside the United Kingdom in connection with or for the purposes of adoption which does not involve the placement of the child for adoption under the law of any part of the United Kingdom.