The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Consequential Amendments and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2009

Hovercraft (Births Deaths and Missing Persons) Regulations 1972

6.—(1) The Hovercraft (Births Deaths and Missing Persons) Regulations 1972(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation) after the definition of “Person in command” insert—

““second female parent” means the woman who is a parent of the child by virtue of—

(a)

section 42 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008(2) (which relates to treatment provided to a woman who is at the time of treatment a party to a civil partnership or, in certain circumstances a void civil partnership); or

(b)

section 43 of that Act (which relates to treatment provided to a woman who agrees that second woman to be parent) where the woman—

(i)

is the civil partner of the child’s mother at the time of the child’s birth, or

(ii)

was the civil partner of the child’s mother at any time during the period beginning with the time mentioned in section 43(b) of that Act and ending with the child’s birth.”.

(3) In paragraph (a) of regulation 6 (rules for ascertaining appropriate Registrar-General) after “father” insert “or second female parent”.

(4) For regulation 7 (saving for father of illegitimate child) substitute—

“Saving in relation to an illegitimate child

7.— (1) In the case of the birth of an illegitimate child, the name of any person as father of that child shall not be entered in any return or record of particulars of the birth of that child unless the mother of the child and the father shall have signed a completed form of return as informants.

(2) In the case of the birth of an illegitimate child, the name of any woman (other than the mother) as a parent of that child shall not be entered in any return or record of particulars of the birth of that child unless the mother of the child and that woman shall have signed a completed form of return as informants.

(3) Paragraph (2) only applies to a woman who is a parent of a child by virtue of section 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 and who does not fall within the definition of second female parent.”.

(5) Appendix A shall be amended as follows—

(a) for “father” in entries 7 and 10 substitute “father or woman who is a parent by virtue of section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008”;

(b) for entry 9 substitute—

“9. Date and place of marriage or civil partnership of parents .. ..”;

(c) for note (e) substitute—

“(e) Christian names in full and followed by surname; surname to be written in block letters. If the child is illegitimate (see (9) above) the particulars of the father or woman who is a parent of the child by virtue of section 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 shall not be recorded in the return unless at the joint request of the mother and the father or other parent of the child, in which case, that person and the mother, shall sign a completed form of return as informant.”; and

(d) at the end for “(usually the mother or father)” substitute “(mother or father or second female parent)”.

(6) In Appendix B, in note (g) for “father” (in both places where it appears) substitute “father or woman who is a parent by virtue of section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008”.

(7) In Appendix C in columns 6 and 8, after “father” insert “or woman who is a parent by virtue of section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008”.

(1)

S.I. 1972/1513.

(2)

2008 c. 22.