Addition of details after birth registration—registration of partner
17A Addition of details after birth registration—registration of partner
S. 17A inserted by No. 76/2008 s. 153.
This section applies if—
a woman has undergone a procedure within the meaning of Part III of the Status of Children Act 1974 as a result of which she became pregnant and gave birth to a child; and
by application of a presumption in that Part the woman's female partner is presumed to be a parent of the child; and
the child's birth was registered before the commencement of the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008.
If the Register only names the mother of the child, the mother and her partner may apply to amend the Register to name the partner as a parent of the child.
If the Register names the mother and father of the child, the Register must not be amended to name the partner as a parent of the child without a court order.
An application under subsection (2) must be accompanied by a statutory declaration made by the woman's partner stating that she consented to the procedure that resulted in the pregnancy.
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