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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2018

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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2018, Section 1 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2018 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

(2) Any provision of these Regulations which applies an enactment with modifications has the same extent as the enactment to which it relates.

(3) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(4) In these Regulations—

“the 2002 Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002(1);

“the 2007 Act” means the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007(2);

“the 2008 Act” means the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008;

“the 1987 Order” means the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987(3).

(5) In these Regulations “parental order” means an order under section 54(4) (parental orders: two applicants) or 54A(5) (parental orders: one applicant) of the 2008 Act.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in force at 21.12.2018, see reg. 1(1)

(4)

Section 54 was amended by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018.000). Other amendments have been made, but those amendments are not relevant to this instrument.

(5)

Section 54A was inserted by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018.

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