The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019

Parental status of civil partners in cases of assisted reproduction

16.—(1) The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 35(1)—

(a) in the heading, after “married to” insert “, or civil partner of,”;

(b) in subsection (1)—

(i) in paragraph (a), after “marriage with a man” insert “or a civil partnership with a man”;

(ii) in paragraph (b) and in the words after that paragraph, after “marriage” insert “or civil partnership”.

(3) In section 38(2)—

(a) after “common law” insert “or section A1(2) of the Legitimacy Act 1976(2)”;

(b) after “marriage” insert “or civil partnership”.

(4) In section 40(3)—

(a) in the heading, for “husband etc” substitute “male spouse, civil partner or intended parent”;

(b) in subsection (1)—

(i) in paragraph (b), after “marriage with a man” insert “or a civil partnership with a man”;

(ii) in paragraphs (c), (d) and (e), after “marriage” insert “or civil partnership”.

(5) In section 42(1)(4), after “a civil partnership” insert “with another woman”.

(6) In section 45(2)—

(a) after “common law” insert “or section A1(2) of the Legitimacy Act 1976”;

(b) after “marriage” insert “or civil partnership”.

(7) In section 46(5)—

(a) in the heading, for “civil partner or wife or intended female parent” substitute “female spouse, civil partner or intended parent”;

(b) in subsection (1)(b), for “or marriage with another woman” substitute “with a woman or a marriage with a woman”.

(8) In section 48(6)(b), after “party to a” insert “marriage or”.

(1)

Section 35 was amended by the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, Schedule 7, paragraph 38, and by S.I. 2014/3229.

(2)

1976 c. 31. Section A1 is inserted by S.I 2019/***

(3)

Section 40(1) was amended by the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, Schedule 7, paragraph 39 and by S.I. 2014/3229.

(4)

Section 42(1) was amended by the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, Schedule 7, paragraph 40 and by S.I. 2014/3229.

(5)

Section 46 was amended by the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, Schedule 7, paragraph 41 and by S.I. 2014/3229.