Part 2Parenthood in cases involving assisted reproduction

Further provision about registration by virtue of section 39, 40 or 46

51Meaning of “relevant register of births”

For the purposes of this Part a “relevant register of births”, in relation to a birth, is whichever of the following is relevant—

a

a register of live-births or still-births kept under the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c. 20),

b

a register of births or still-births kept under the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 49), or

c

a register of live-births or still-births kept under the Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1041 (N.I. 14)).