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25.—(1) Article 155 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(1) (parents not being married to each other to have no effect in law on relationships) is amended as follows.
(2) In the heading, after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”.
(3) In paragraph (2), after “married to”, in both places it occurs, insert “, or civil partners of,”.
(4) In paragraph (3)(a), after “section 1” insert “or 2”.
(5) Omit paragraphs (4A) to (4D).
(6) Before paragraph (5) insert—
“(4E) Paragraph (4F) applies to a person—
(a)who was born before 13th January 2020,
(b)whose parents had formed a civil partnership before that date, and
(c)who does not fall within paragraph (3)(ba) or (bb).
(4F) A reference falling within paragraph (2)(a) or (b) does not include or (as the case may be) exclude the person by virtue of that civil partnership.”.
S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2). In Article 155, subsections (3)(ba) and (bb) and (4A) to (4D) were inserted by paragraph 75 of Schedule 6 to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.
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