The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2018

6.—(1) Section 28 (adoption orders) is modified as follows.

(2) Except as provided for in sub-paragraph (3), section 28 has effect as if for the words “an adoption order” in each place they appear there were substituted “a parental order”.

(3) Subsection (1) has effect as if—

(a) for “An adoption order” there were substituted—

“Without prejudice to section 54(1) or 54A(1) of the 2008 Act (which empowers the court to make an order providing for a child to be treated in law as the child of the applicants), a parental order”;

(b) the words “on an application under section 29 or 30” were omitted; and

(c) for “adopters or adopter” there were substituted “applicants or applicant (as the case may be)”.

(4) Section 28(6) has effect as if for “adopted” there were substituted “the subject of a parental order”.