(1) Subject to this Act, parental leave may consist of -

(a) a continuous period equal to the period referred to in section 6(1),

(aa) subject to subsection (1A), 2 separate periods -

(i) each consisting of not less than 6 weeks, and

(ii) not exceeding the number of weeks referred to in section 6(1) in total,

(b) with the agreement of the employer or representatives of the employer and other employers and the employee or representatives of the employee and other employees, a number of periods each of which comprises -

(i) one or more days on which, but for the leave, the employee would be working in the employment concerned,

(ii) one or more hours during which, but for the leave, the employee would be working in the employment concerned, or