Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Act 2003 (c. 24)

Section 2(1)

Schedule U.K. Consequential amendments

Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c. 20) U.K.

1 U.K. After section 9(4) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (giving of information to a person other than the registrar) there shall be inserted—

“(4A) A request made under section 10ZA of this Act may be included in a declaration under subsection (1) of this section and the documents required by that section to be produced shall be produced to the officer in whose presence the declaration is made and sent by him with the declaration to the registrar.”

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I1 Sch. para. 1 in force at 1.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3095, art. 2

2 U.K. In section 10(1) of that Act (registration of father where parents not married at time of birth) after “Act”, where it first appears, there shall be inserted “ and subject to section 10ZA of this Act ”.

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I2 Sch. para. 2 in force at 1.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3095, art. 2

F1 3 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. para. 3 repealed (1.9.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), s. 68(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.I. 2009/479, art. 6(2) (with art. 7, Sch.)

4 U.K. After “or” at the end of section 10A(1)(f) of that Act (re-registration where parents not married) there shall be inserted—

“(ff) in a case of a man who is to be treated as the father of the child by virtue of section 28(5A), (5B), (5C) or (5D) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, if the condition in section 10ZA(2) of this Act is satisfied; or”.

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I3 Sch. para. 4 in force at 1.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3095, art. 2

F2 5 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. para. 5 repealed (1.9.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), s. 68(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.I. 2009/479, art. 6(2) (with art. 7, Sch.)

Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 49) U.K.

6 U.K. In section 18 of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (births of children born out of wedlock) in subsection (1) at the beginning there shall be inserted “ Subject to section 18ZA of this Act ”.

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I4 Sch. para. 6 in force at 1.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3095, art. 2

F3 7 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. para. 7 repealed (1.9.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), s. 68(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.I. 2009/479, art. 6(2) (with art. 7, Sch.)

Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1041 (N.I.14)) U.K.

8 U.K. In Article 14(1) of the Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (registration of father where parents not married) at the end there shall be inserted “ and subject to Article 14A ”.

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I5 Sch. para. 8 in force at 1.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3095, art. 2

F4 9 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F4 Sch. para. 9 repealed (1.9.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), s. 68(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.I. 2009/479, art. 6(2) (with art. 7, Sch.)

F5 10 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F5 Sch. para. 10 repealed (1.9.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), s. 68(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.I. 2009/479, art. 6(2) (with art. 7, Sch.)

Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 28) U.K.

11 U.K. [F6 In section 15(3)(a) of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (adoption by one person where no other parent) after “1990” there shall be inserted “ (disregarding subsections (5A) to (5I) of that section) ”.]

Textual Amendments

F6 Sch. para. 11 repealed (S.) (28.9.2009) by Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4), s. 121(2), Sch. 3; S.S.I. 2009/267, arts. 1(2), 2 (with arts. 3-21) (as amended (7.5.2012) by S.S.I. 2012/99, art. 2)

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I6 Sch. para. 11 in force at 1.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3095, art. 2

Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I.22)) U.K.

F7 12 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F7 Sch. para. 12 repealed (1.9.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), s. 68(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.I. 2009/479, art. 6(2) (with art. 7, Sch.)

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37) U.K.

13 U.K. In section 28 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, in subsection (1) (children to whom section 28 applies), at the beginning, there shall be inserted “ Subject to subsections (5A) to (5I) below, ”.

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I7 Sch. para. 13 in force at 1.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3095, art. 2

14 U.K. In section 28(6) of that Act (man whose sperm was used after his death not to be treated as father of child) after “not” there shall be inserted “ , subject to subsections (5A) and (5B) above, ”.

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I8 Sch. para. 14 in force at 1.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3095, art. 2

15 U.K. In section 28(7) of that Act (meaning of references to the parties to a marriage) after “subsection (2) above” there shall be inserted “ and subsections (5A) to (5D) above ”.

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I9 Sch. para. 15 in force at 1.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3095, art. 2

16 U.K. In section 29(4) of that Act (succession to dignities etc.) after “(4)” there shall be inserted “ or (5A) to (5I) ”.

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I10 Sch. para. 16 in force at 1.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3095, art. 2

17 U.K. In section 30(9)(b) of that Act (power to make regulations about references to adoption etc.) the reference to any enactment shall be read as including a reference to any enactment contained in section 28(5A) to (5I) of that Act.

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I11 Sch. para. 17 in force at 1.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3095, art. 2

Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38) U.K.

F8 18 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F8 Sch. para. 18 repealed (1.9.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), s. 68(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.I. 2009/479, art. 6(2) (with art. 7, Sch.)