Children Act 1975

13 (1) For " living new-born child " in each place where it occurs, except sections 6, 7, 8, 34(3) and 36, there is substituted " still-born child ".

(2) In section 1(2) after paragraph (d) there is added—

“(e) in the case of a still-born child found exposed, the person who found the child.”

(3) In section 14(1)(a) after " section 10" there is inserted " or 10A ".

(4) In section 30 after subsection (1) there is inserted the following subsection—

“(1A) The Registrar General shall cause an index to be made and kept in the General Register Office of the entries in the register kept by him under section 3A of this Act.”

(5) In section 34—

(a) in subsection (2) after paragraph (c) there is added the following paragraph—

“(d) in relation to the re-registration of a birth under section 9(5) of this Act ”.

(b) in subsection (3) after " new-born child " there is inserted " or still-born child ".

(6) In section 41—

(a) after the definition of " disposal " there is inserted the following definition—

• “' father ', in relation to an adopted child, means the child's natural father ;”;

(b) after the definition of " the Minister " there is inserted the following definition—

• “' mother ', in relation to an adopted child, means the child's natural mother ;”.