The Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005
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13. In regulation 14(4) of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005(1) (requirement to provide counselling etc) in sub-paragraph (b)(i) insert after “father)”—
“, or paragraph 4ZA of the 1989 Act(2) (acquisition of parental responsibility by second female parent)”.
(1)
S.I. 2005/389; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2005/3482.
(2)
Section 4ZA was inserted by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22) section 56, Schedule 6, Part 1, paragraph 27.