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Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act.
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5.— Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following for subsection (6):
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“(6) An employee who has given a notice to his or her employer under subsection (1) shall, if the employer so requests, furnish to the employer such evidence as the employer may reasonably require in relation to—
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(a) the date of birth of the child in respect of whom the parental leave is sought,
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(b) the employee being a relevant parent, within the meaning of section 6(9), of the child, and
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(c) if relevant, the disability, within the meaning of section 6(9), of the child.
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(7) Where an employee proposes to take parental leave in respect of a child pursuant to section 7(1)(aa), then the notice under subsection (1) required to be given by the employee shall, for the purposes of this Act, be treated as—
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(a) one such notice if the employee complies with that requirement by giving one notice specifying the 2 periods of parental leave proposed to be taken, and
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(b) 2 such notices if the employee complies with that requirement by giving 2 notices each specifying one of the periods of parental leave proposed to be taken,
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and the other provisions of this Act (including section 11) shall be construed accordingly.”.
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