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Commencement Information
10E+WIn section 70 of the 1969 Act (interpretation), for subsections (1A) and (1B) there shall be substituted the following subsections—
“(1A)In the case of a child or young person—
(a)whose father and mother were not married to each other at the time of his birth, and
(b)with respect to whom a residence order is in force in favour of the father,
any reference in this Act to the parent of the child or young person includes (unless the contrary intention appears) a reference to the father.
(1B)In subsection (1A) of this section, the reference to a child or young person whose father and mother were not married to each other at the time of his birth shall be construed in accordance with section 1 of the M1Family Law Reform Act 1987 and “residence order” has the meaning given by section 8(1) of the M2Children Act 1989.”