Section 4E The general conditionsF1
For the purposes of sections 4F to 4I, a person (“P”) meets the general conditions if—
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at the time of P's birth, P's mother—
was not married, or
was married to a person other than P's natural father;
no person is treated as the father of P under section 28 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 F3or under section 35 or 36 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008;
no person is treated as a parent of P under section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008; and
P has never been a British citizen.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Ss. 4E-4J inserted (6.4.2015) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), ss. 65, 75(3); S.I. 2015/371, art. 4(b)
- F2
S. 4E(a) omitted (28.6.2022) by virtue of Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36), ss. 7(2)(a), 87(1); S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 6
- F3
Words in s. 4E(c) inserted (28.6.2022) by Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36), ss. 7(2)(b), 87(1); S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 6
- F4
S. 4E(ca) inserted (28.6.2022) by Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36), ss. 7(2)(c), 87(1); S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 6