PART 4Parenthood

Registration of birth of children of civil partners19

1

Schedule 6 to the Welfare Reform Act 200940 (which makes amendments in relation to the registration of births that are not yet in force) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 241—

a

in sub-paragraph (2), in the substituted paragraph (aa)—

i

in sub-paragraph (i), after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”;

ii

in sub-paragraph (ii), omit “where parents not married”;

b

in sub-paragraph (4), in the inserted subsection (4), after “married to”, in both places it occurs, insert “, or civil partners of,”.

3

In paragraph 3—

a

in sub-paragraph (2), after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”;

b

in sub-paragraph (4), after “married” insert “or civil partners”.

4

In paragraph 4—

a

in the inserted section 2A—

i

in the heading, after “married” insert “or civil partners”;

ii

in subsection (1), in the words before paragraph (a), after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”;

b

in the inserted section 2B—

i

in the heading, for “unmarried mother” substitute “mother not married or a civil partner”;

ii

in subsection (1), after “married” insert “or civil partners”;

c

in the inserted section 2D—

i

in subsection (1), in the words before paragraph (a), after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”;

ii

in subsection (3), after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”.

5

In paragraph 10, in sub-paragraph (2), in the inserted subsection (3A), for “unmarried mother” substitute “mother not married or a civil partner”.

6

In paragraph 11—

a

in sub-paragraph (1)—

i

omit “where parents not married”;

ii

after “parents not” (in the remaining place it occurs) insert “married or”;

b

in sub-paragraph (2)(a), after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”.

7

In paragraph 13—

a

in the inserted section 10B, in subsection (2)(a), after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”;

b

in the inserted section 10C, in subsection (2)(a), after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”.

8

In paragraph 19, in the inserted subsection (1A), for “unmarried mother” substitute “mother not married or a civil partner”.