Schedule 1 Consequential amendments
(see s 52)
Part 1.1 Administration and Probate Act 1929
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the Birth (Equality of Status) Act 1988 , section 8
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the Parentage Act 2004 , section 9
Part 1.2 Adoption Act 1993
[1.2] Section 9 (b)
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spouse
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domestic partner
[1.3] Section 9 , new note
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Note For the meaning of domestic partner , see Legislation Act, s 169.
[1.4] Section 18 (1)
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a man and woman
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2 people
[1.5] Section 18 (1) (b)
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heterosexual relationship
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domestic partnership
[1.6] Section 18 (4)
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(4) Except in circumstances described in subsection (2), an adoption order must not be made in favour of 1 person if that person is—
(a) married and not living separately and apart from his or her spouse; or
(b) in a domestic partnership.
[1.7] Section 27 (3)
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[1.8] Section 45 (1) (b) (iii)
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(iii) the surname or former surname of any other parent of the child; or
(iv) a surname formed by combining the parents' surnames or former surnames;
[1.9] Section 48 (1) (a)
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spouse
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domestic partner
[1.10] Section 48 (1), new note
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Note For the meaning of domestic partner , see Legislation Act, s 169.
[1.11] Section 49 (1)
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spouse
substitute
domestic partner
[1.12] Section 49 (1), new note
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Note For the meaning of domestic partner , see Legislation Act, s 169.
[1.13] Section 58, definition of birth parent
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"birth parent", of an adopted child, includes anyone who was a guardian of the child before the child was adopted.
Part 1.3 Adoption Regulations 1993
[1.14] New regulation 11 (a) (via)
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(via) full name of any other parent;
[1.15] Regulation 11 (a)
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Part 1.4 Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997
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(1) If the registrar-general receives a sealed copy of a parentage order made under the Parentage Act 2004 , section 26, the registrar-general must register the order.
[1.17] Section 16B (1) (a) (iii)
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(iii) the substitute parent or substitute parents of the child in whose favour the order was made; and
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(4) In this section:
"relevant children"—a child is a relevant child if a parentage order has been made about the child under the Parentage Act 2004 , section 26.
Part 1.5 Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulations 1998
[1.19] Regulations 5 (h), 5 (i) and 9 (j)
after
father
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or other parent
Part 1.6 Domestic Relationships Act 1994
[1.20] Section 3 (4) (b) and (c)
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[1.21] Section 3 (4)
renumber paragraphs when Act next republished under Legislation Act
Part 1.7 Legislation Act 2001
[1.22] Dictionary, part 1, new definition
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"parent", of a child, means—
(a) the child's mother; or
(b) the child's father; or
(c) someone else who is presumed under the Parentage Act 2004 , part 2 to be a parent of the child.
Note A child cannot have more than 2 parents at any one time (see Parentage Act 2004 , s 14).