157.— The Adoptive Leave Act 1995 is amended—

(a) in section 2(1)—

(i) by inserting the following definitions:

“ ‘accredited body’ means a body of persons whose name is entered in the register of accredited bodies maintained under Part 13 of the Adoption Act 2010;

‘adoption order’ means an adoption order within the meaning of section 3 (1) of the Adoption Act 2010;

‘Authority’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 (1) of the Adoption Act 2010;”,

(ii) by substituting the following for the definition of “foreign adoption” :

“ ‘foreign adoption’ means an intercountry adoption effected outside the State within the meaning of section 3(1) of the Adoption Act 2010;”, and

(iii) by deleting the definition of “registered adoption society”,

(b) in section 7(2), by substituting the following for paragraph (c)(i):

“(c) (i) having caused her employer to be supplied with a copy of an applicable ‘declaration of eligibility and suitability’ (within the meaning of section 3 (1) of the Adoption Act 2010) before the expected day of placement, if not already supplied, and”,

(c) in section 8(6), by substituting the following for paragraph (b):

“(b) having caused her employer to be supplied with a copy of an applicable instrument, prepared by or on behalf of the Central Authority of the state of the adoption, that is equivalent to a ‘declaration of eligibility and suitability’ (within the meaning of section 3 (1) of the Adoption Act 2010).”,

(d) in section 9(2)(c), by substituting the following for subparagraph (ii)(I);

“(I) causing his employer to be supplied with a copy of an applicable instrument, prepared by or on behalf of the Central Authority of the state of the adoption, that is equivalent to a ‘declaration of eligibility and suitability’ (within the meaning of section 3 (1) of the Adoption Act 2010) as soon as reasonably practicable but not later than 4 weeks after the commencement of the leave, and”,

(e) in section 11(2), by substituting the following for paragraph (b):

“(b) causing his employer to be supplied with a copy of an applicable instrument, prepared by or on behalf of the Central Authority of the state of the adoption, that is equivalent to a ‘declaration of eligibility and suitability’ (within the meaning of section 3 (1) of the Adoption Act 2010) as soon as reasonably practicable but not later than 4 weeks after the commencement of the leave, and”,

and

(f) in F106[section 13]—

(i) in subsections (1)(b), (2) and (6), by substituting “accredited body” for “registered adoption society” wherever occurring, and

(ii) in subsections (6), (7) and (8), by substituting “the Authority” for “An Bord Uchtála” wherever occurring.