(1)           Subject to section 14, only one contributor of the adopting parties is entitled to the adoption benefits contemplated in this Part in respect of each adopted child and only if—

(a) the child has been adopted in terms of the Child Care Act, 1983 (Act No. 74 of 1983);

(b) the period that the contributor was not working was spent caring for the child;

(c)  the adopted child is below the age of two; and

(d) the application is made in accordance with the prescribed requirements and the provisions of this Part.

(2)           The entitlement contemplated in subsection (1) commences on the date that a competent court grants an order for adoption in terms of the Child Care Act, 1983 (Act No. 74 of 1983).

(3)           [Deleted]

(4)           When taking into account any leave paid to the contributor in terms of any other law or any collective agreement or contract of employment, the benefit may not be more than the remuneration the employer would have paid the contributor if the contributor had been at work.