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Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Act 2003

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Certain deceased men to be registered as fathers

  3. 2.Consequential and supplementary provision

  4. 3.Retrospective, transitional and transitory provision

  5. 4.Short title, commencement and extent

    1. Schedule

      Consequential amendments

      1. Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c. 20)

        1. 1.After section 9(4) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act...

        2. 2.In section 10(1) of that Act (registration of father where...

        3. 3.After section 10 of that Act there shall be inserted—...

        4. 4.After “or” at the end of section 10A(1)(f) of that...

        5. 5.After section 10A(2)(b) of that Act (persons to sign register...

      2. Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 49)

        1. 6.In section 18 of the Registration of Births, Deaths and...

        2. 7.After section 18 of that Act there shall be inserted—...

      3. Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1041 (N.I.14))

        1. 8.In Article 14(1) of the Births and Deaths Registration (Northern...

        2. 9.After Article 14 of that Order there shall be inserted—...

        3. 10.In Article 18 of that Order (re-registration of births) at...

      4. Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 28)

        1. 11.In section 15(3)(a) of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (adoption...

      5. Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I.22))

        1. 12.In Article 15(3)(a) of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987...

      6. Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37)

        1. 13.In section 28 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act...

        2. 14.In section 28(6) of that Act (man whose sperm was...

        3. 15.In section 28(7) of that Act (meaning of references to...

        4. 16.In section 29(4) of that Act (succession to dignities etc.)...

        5. 17.In section 30(9)(b) of that Act (power to make regulations...

      7. Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38)

        1. 18.In section 51(4)(b) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002...

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