Children and Family Relationships Act 2015

65.

Amendment of section 4A of Act of 1965

65.Section 4A of the Act of 1965 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (1A), in deducing any relationship” for “In deducing any relationship”,

(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):

“(1A) In deducing any relationship for the purposes of this Act, the relationship between every donor-conceived child (within the meaning of the Act of 2015) and his or her parents shall be determined in accordance with section 5 of the Act of 2015 and all other relationships shall be determined accordingly.”,

(c) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (2A) (inserted by section 65(d) of the Act of 2015), where a person” for “Where a person”, and

(d) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):

“(2A) The reference to father in subsection (2) does not include a man who is, under section 5 of the Act of 2015, a parent of the first-mentioned person referred to in that subsection.”.