For the purposes of sections 4F to 4I, a person (“P”) meets the general conditions if—
F2(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)at the time of P's birth, P's mother—
(i)was not married, or
(ii)was married to a person other than P's natural father;
(c)no person is treated as the father of P under section 28 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 [F3or under section 35 or 36 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008];
[F4(ca)no person is treated as a parent of P under section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008;] and
(d)P has never been a British citizen.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 4E-4J inserted (6.4.2015) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), ss. 65, 75(3); S.I. 2015/371, art. 4(b)
F2S. 4E(a) omitted (28.6.2022) by virtue of Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36), ss. 7(2)(a), 87(1); S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 6
F3Words in s. 4E(c) inserted (28.6.2022) by Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36), ss. 7(2)(b), 87(1); S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 6
F4S. 4E(ca) inserted (28.6.2022) by Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36), ss. 7(2)(c), 87(1); S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 6