The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2018

22.—(1) Section 79(1)(1) to (3) and (7) to (9) (connections between the register and birth records) is modified as follows. U.K.

(2) Subsection (1) has effect as if—

(a) for “marked “Adopted”” there were substituted “marked “Re-registered by the Registrar General” pursuant to paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 (as applied with modifications by regulation 2 of and Schedule 1 to the Parental Order Regulations)”; and

(b) for “Adopted Children Register” there were substituted “Parental Order Register”.

(3) Subsection (2) has effect as if after “subsection (1)” there were inserted “as applied with modifications by regulation 2 of and Schedule 1 to the Parental Order Regulations”.

(4) Subsection (3) has effect as if for “an adopted person” there were substituted “a person who to whom a parental order applies”.

(5) Subsection (7) has effect as if for the words from “an adopted person” there were substituted “a person to whom a parental order applies and”.

(6) Subsection (8) has effect as if for “any prescribed fee which he has demanded must be paid” there were substituted—

“(a) any prescribed fee which he has demanded must be paid; and

(b) the applicant must—

(i) be informed about the availability of services providing counselling in relation to the implications of compliance with the request; and

(ii) be given a suitable opportunity to receive counselling.”.

(7) Subsection (9) has effect as if the definition of “appointed day” were omitted.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 22 in force at 21.12.2018, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

Section 79 was amended by section 79 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, article 4 of S.I. 2005/3542 and article 3 and Schedule 1 to S.I. 2008/678