The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2018

18.—(1) Section 58(1), (2) and (10) (restriction on bringing children into the United Kingdom) has effect as if— U.K.

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) in paragraph (a) for “adoption by the British Resident” there were substituted “applying for a parental order to be granted in favour of the British Resident”; and

(ii) paragraph (b) were omitted;

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) after “subsection (1)” there were inserted “(as applied with modifications by regulation 3 of and Schedule 2 to the Parental Order Regulations)”; and

(ii) for the words “adoption, or a child adopted,” in each place they appear there were substituted “applying for a parental order”; and

(c) in subsection (10)—

(i) after “this section” there were inserted “(as applied with modifications by regulation 3 of and Schedule 2 to the Parental Order Regulations)”; and

(ii) for “Scottish Ministers” there were substituted “Secretary of State”.

(2) Subsection (6) is applied without modification.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 18 in force at 21.12.2018, see reg. 1(1)