Paragraph 12 The Children (Parental Responsibility Agreement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

The Children (Parental Responsibility Agreement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996^f1 shall be amended as follows.

For regulation 2 (form of parental responsibility agreement), substitute—

“Form of parental responsibility agreement

2.

A parental responsibility agreement under—

(a)

Article 7(1)(b) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (acquisition of parental responsibility by unmarried father), shall be in the form set out in Part 1 of the Schedule; and

(b)

Article 7(1ZA)(b) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (acquisition of parental responsibility by second female parent), shall be in the form set out in Part 2 of the Schedule.”.

In regulation 3(2) (recording of parental responsibility agreement), after “father” insert “or second female parent (as the case may be)”.

The Schedule shall become Part 1 of the Schedule.

After Part 1 of the Schedule insert Part 2 set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.