The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2018 No. 1412

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Application and modification of the 2002 Act in respect of parental orders and applications for such orders

7.—(1) Section 46(1) to (4) (adoption orders) is modified as follows. U.K.

(2) Subsection (1) has effect as if it were substituted with—

“(1) A parental order is an order transferring parental responsibility for a child to whom the order applies to the person or persons (as the case may be) who obtained the order.”.

(3) Subsection (2) has effect as if—

(a) in the opening words, for “an adoption” there were substituted “a parental”;

(b) in paragraph (a), for “adopters or adopter” there were substituted “person or persons (as the case may be) who obtained the order” and for “adopted child” there were substituted “child who is the subject of the parental order”; and

(c) in paragraph (d), the word “adopted” were omitted and for “adoption” there were substituted “parental”.

(4) Subsection (3) has effect as if—

(a) in the opening words, for “an adoption” there were substituted “a parental”; and

(b) paragraph (b) were omitted.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 7 in force at 21.12.2018, see reg. 1(1)