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SCHEDULE 6Amendments relating to parenthood in cases involving assisted reproduction

Part 1General

Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Special Provisions) Act 1957 (c. 58)

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At the end of section 5 of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Special Provisions) Act 1957 (registration of births of legitimated persons in the service departments registers) insert—

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In relation to a person who has a parent by virtue of section 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008—

a

any reference to the person's father is a reference to the woman who is a parent by virtue of that section,

b

the reference in subsection (1) to the subsequent marriage of the person's parents is a reference to their subsequent formation of a civil partnership, and

c

the reference in that subsection to paternity is a reference to parentage by virtue of section 43 of that Act.