SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 6Amendments relating to parenthood in cases involving assisted reproduction
Part 1General
Children Act 1989 (c. 41)
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1
Section 2 of the Children Act 1989 (parental responsibility for children) is amended as follows.
2
After subsection (1) insert—
1A
Where a child—
a
has a parent by virtue of section 42 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008; or
b
has a parent by virtue of section 43 of that Act and is a person to whom section 1(3) of the Family Law Reform Act 1987 applies,
the child's mother and the other parent shall each have parental responsibility for the child.
3
After subsection (2) insert—
2A
Where a child has a parent by virtue of section 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 and is not a person to whom section 1(3) of the Family Law Reform Act 1987 applies—
a
the mother shall have parental responsibility for the child;
b
the other parent shall have parental responsibility for the child if she has acquired it (and has not ceased to have it) in accordance with the provisions of this Act.