S.L. 452.138 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 452. Cap. 318.    Cap. 9.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means the Employment and Industrial Relations Act;

"Department" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Social Security Act;

"miscarriage" means:

(a) the spontaneous loss of pregnancy due to natural causes or medical complications; or

(b) the termination of pregnancy resulting from a medical intervention carried out in accordance with article 243B of the Criminal Code, which loss or termination occurs before the twenty second (22nd) week of pregnancy;

"other prospective parent" means any person, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, who is identified as such in accordance with these regulations;

"pro shall have the same meaning as assigned to it rata" in article 2 of by the Act:

Provided that:

(a) where the worker is in part-time employment on a variable time schedule, the working hours per week shall be calculated as the average number of hours of work per week spread over successive thirteen

(13) week periods commencing on the first (1st) of January of each calendar year; and

(b) where the employee has not been in part-time employment for a period of thirteen (13) weeks, the average number of hours of work per week shall be calculated over the number of weeks in employment;

"worker" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it by the Act.