The Parental Orders (Human Fertilisation and Embryology) Regulations 1994

• Citation: S.I. 1994/2767
• Sections: 22

Section 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Parental Orders (Human Fertilisation and Embryology) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st November 1994.

(2) In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires—

“the 1990 Act ” means the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990;

“the 1976 Act ” means the Adoption Act 1976 and references to sections are to sections of the 1976 Act;

“ the Order ” means the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 and references to articles are to articles of the Order;

“parental order” means an order under section 30 of the 1990 Act (parental orders in favour of gamete donors) providing for a child to be treated in law as a child of the parties to a marriage.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

Section 2 Application of Adoption Act 1976 provisions with modifications to parental orders and applications for such orders

The provisions of the 1976 Act set out in column 1 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations shall have effect with the modifications (if any) set out in column 2 of that Schedule in relation to parental orders made in England and Wales and applications for such orders, as they have effect in relation to adoption and applications for adoption orders.

Section 3 Application of Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 provisions with modifications to parental orders and applications for such orders

The provisions of the Order set out in column 1 of Schedule 2 to these Regulations shall have effect with the modifications (if any) set out in column 2 of that Schedule in relation to parental orders made in Northern Ireland and applications for such orders as they have effect in relation to adoption and applications for adoption orders.

Section 4 References in enactments to be read as references to parental orders etc

Schedule 3 shall have effect so that the references mentioned in column 2, where they appear in the enactments mentioned in relation to them in column 1, shall be read in relation to parental orders and applications for such orders as provided for in column 2.

Section 1

(a) Section 6 (duty to promote the welfare of the child)

Section 2

Section 39(1)(a), (2), (4) and (6) (status conferred by adoption)

Section 3

(a) Section 42 (rules of construction for instruments concerning property)

Section 4

(a) Section 50 (Adopted Children Register)

Section 5

(a) Section 61(1) (evidence of agreement and consent)

Section 6

Section 67(1), (2), (5) and (6) (orders, rules and regulations)

Section 7

Section 72(1) (interpretation)

Section 8

(a) Schedule 1, paragraph 1

Section 1

Article 2 (interpretation)

Section 2

(a) Article 9 (duty to promote the welfare of the child)

Section 3

Article 40(1)(a), (2), (3)(a), (4) and (6) (status conferred by adoption)

Section 4

(a) Article 42 (rules of construction for instruments concerning property)

Section 5

(a) Article 50 (Adopted Children Register)

Section 6

(a) Article 62(1) (evidence of agreement and consent)

Section 7

Schedule 2 (Form of Entry in Adopted Children Register)

Section 1

Article 37 of the Birth and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976

Section 2

Paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 8 to the Children Act 1989

Section 3

Sections 27(2) and 28(5)(c) of the 1990 Act