Human_Fertilisation_and_Embryology_(Deceased_Fathers)_Act_2003

Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Act 2003

Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Act 2003

United Kingdom legislation

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Act 2003 (c 24) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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The Act amended the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 to allow, among other things, a man to be listed in birth certificates as the father of a child even if the child was conceived after the death of the man. It is thought to affect around five to ten families a year.[5]

Section 2

Sections 2(2) and (3) were repealed by section 30 of, and the Schedule to, the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006.

References

  1. [1]
    The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 4(1) of this Act.
  2. [2]
    The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Act 2003, sections 4(4) and (5)
  3. [3]
    The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Act 2003, section 4(2); the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2003, article 2
  4. [4]
    The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)
  5. [5]
    "Diane Blood registers sons". BBC News Online. 1 December 2003.
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