Section 33 — Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987: Requirements where child to be adopted

33 Requirements where child to be adopted Where the employee is proposing to adopt a child, the notice required to be given by section 31(1) of this Act shall,— (a) Where the placing of the child in the home of the employee has been approved by a Social Worker under section 6(1)(a) of the Adoption Act 1955 ,— (i) Be given within 14 days after the date on which the employee receives notice that a child will be placed with the employee within the next 3 months with a view to adoption by the employee, or by the employee and the employee's spouse or partner jointly; and (ii) Be accompanied by a letter from a Social Worker (as defined in section 2 of the Adoption Act 1955 ) stating that the employee is keeping or will be keeping a child in the employee's home with a view to adoption: (b) Where a Court has made an interim order under section 6(1)(b) of the Adoption Act 1955 ,— (i) Be given within 14 days after the date on which the order is made; and (ii) Be accompanied by a certified copy of the order: (c) Where the child is otherwise lawfully in the employee's home under section 6(4) of the Adoption Act 1955 ,— (i) Be given within 14 days after the date on which the employee makes a statutory declaration to the effect that the employee has assumed the care of the child with a view to adoption by the employee, or by the employee and the employee's spouse or partner jointly; and (ii) Be accompanied by a copy of the declaration. Paragraphs (a)(i) and (c)(i) were amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 8 Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 18) by inserting the words “ or partner ” after the word “ spouse ” .