Amendment of Adoption of Children Act 1939
64. The Adoption of Children Act 1939 is amended — ( a ) by deleting subsection (1) of section 12 and substituting the following subsection: “ (1) If an adoption order is made, the Registrar of the court that makes the adoption order must, as soon as practicable, provide to the Registrar‑General of Births and Deaths a copy of the adoption order and the particulars (as far as they are known to the court) that the Registrar‑General requires for the purposes of registration or re‑registration of the adopted child’s birth under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021. ”; ( b ) by deleting the word “infant’s” in section 12(2)( a ) and substituting the words “adopted child’s”; ( c ) by deleting the word “infant” in section 12(2)( b ) and substituting the words “adopted child”; ( d ) by deleting subsections (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9) of section 12; ( e ) by deleting the section heading of section 12 and substituting the following section heading: “ Matters relating to registration or re‑registration of birth of adopted child ”; and ( f ) by repealing the Schedule.
“ (1) If an adoption order is made, the Registrar of the court that makes the adoption order must, as soon as practicable, provide to the Registrar‑General of Births and Deaths a copy of the adoption order and the particulars (as far as they are known to the court) that the Registrar‑General requires for the purposes of registration or re‑registration of the adopted child’s birth under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021. ”;
Amendment of Infectious Diseases Act 1976
65. Section 46(2) of the Infectious Diseases Act 1976 is amended by deleting the words “Registrar of Births and Deaths” and substituting the words “Registrar‑General of Births and Deaths”.
Amendment of Legitimacy Act 1934
66. The Legitimacy Act 1934 is amended — ( a ) by deleting subsection (4) of section 3; and ( b ) by repealing the Schedule.
Amendment of Merchant Shipping Act 1995
67. Section 91 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 is amended — ( a ) by deleting the words “Registrar of Births and Deaths” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “Registrar‑General of Births and Deaths”; and ( b ) by deleting subsections (3) and (4).
Amendment of National Registration Act 1965
68. The National Registration Act 1965 is amended — ( a ) by deleting the word “gender” in sections 4(2)( a ) and 6A(2)( b ) and substituting in each case the word “sex”; and ( b ) by deleting subsection (3) of section 6A and substituting the following subsection: “ (3) In subsection (1)( b ), “permitted character” has the meaning given by section 19(3) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021. ”.
“ (3) In subsection (1)( b ), “permitted character” has the meaning given by section 19(3) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021. ”.
Amendment of Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013
69. Section 12 of the Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013 is repealed.
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