Article 14 Parental orders

Notwithstanding the repeal of the provisions of the 1976 Act set out in Schedule 5 to the 2002 Act, the 1976 Act shall continue to have effect for the purpose of its application, with such modifications (if any) as may be specified in regulations under section 30(9) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990^f1, in relation to orders under section 30 of that Act and applications for such orders.

In regulation 2 (application of Adoption Act 1976 provisions with modifications to parental orders and applications for such orders) of the Parental Orders (Human Fertilisation and Embryology) Regulations 1994^f2, for “as they have effect” substitute “as they had effect, prior to 30th December 2005,”.

In article 2(o) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2005^f3, for “67 to 81” substitute “67 to 78, 80, 81”.