PART 3 N.I.PARENTAL ORDER PARENTS: CURTAILMENT

19.  Regulation 3 (interpretation) of the Curtailment Regulations as they apply to [F1 section 54] parental order parents shall read as if in paragraph (1)—

(a) the definition of “A” read—

“means in relation to C, the parental order parent of C who has elected to be Parent A in respect of C in accordance with regulation 2(4) of the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 M1 ;”;

(b) the definition of “AP” read—

“means the parental order parent of C who is married to, or is the civil partner or partner of, A;”;

(c) there were, in the appropriate places alphabetically, the following definitions—

““intended parent”, in relation to a child, means a person who, on the day of the child's birth—

(a)

applies, or intends to apply during the period of 6 months beginning with that day, with another person for a parental order in respect of the child; and

(b)

expects the court to make a parental order on that application in respect of the child;”;

““parental order” means an order under section 54(1) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008;”; and

““parental order parent” means a person—

(a)

on whose application the court has made a parental order in respect of the child; or

(b)

who is an intended parent of a child;”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 19 inserted (3.1.2019) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1413), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 13(23)

Marginal Citations

M1 Regulation 2(4) as modified by regulation 6(c) of these Regulations.