SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Amendments relating to parenthood in cases involving assisted reproduction

Part 1General

Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c. 20)

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1

Section 14 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (re-registration of births of legitimated persons) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), in the proviso—

a

in paragraph (a), after “legitimated person” insert “ , or herself to be a parent of the legitimated person by virtue of section 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, ”, and

b

in paragraph (b), after “the paternity of the legitimated person” insert “ (or, as the case may be, the parentage of the legitimated person by virtue of section 43 of that Act), ”.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

after “the marriage of his parents” insert “ or on their becoming civil partners of each other ”, and

b

after “the date of the marriage” insert “ or of the formation of the civil partnership ”.