Part 1 General
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (2008 c 22) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 6 Amendments Relating to Parenthood in Cases Involving Assisted Reproduction

Section 56

Part 1 General

Population (Statistics) Act 1938 (c 12)

1

(1)     In the Schedule to the Population (Statistics) Act 1938 (particulars which may be required), in paragraph 1 (which relates to the registration of a birth)—

(a)     in paragraph (b), after “child,†insert “or as a parent of the child by virtue of section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008,â€, and

(b)     in paragraph (c)—

(i)     in sub-paragraph (i), after “marriage†insert “or of their formation of a civil partnershipâ€, and

(ii)     at the beginning of each of sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii) insert “where the parents are married,â€.

(2)     Sub-paragraph (1)(b)(ii) does not extend to Scotland.

Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c 20)

2

In section 1 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (particulars of births to be registered) after subsection (2) insert—

“(3)     In the case of a child who has a parent by virtue of section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, the reference in subsection (2)(a) to the father of the child

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