# The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 7: Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978


(1) In section 39 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (status conferred by adoption)—
(a) a reference to an adoption order in each place it occurs is to be read as including a reference to a parental order made under section 54 or section 54A of the 2008 Act; and
(b) a reference to an adopter is to be read as including a reference to any of the persons, or the person, who obtained a parental order in respect of the child.
(2) In subsection (2) the reference to a child who has been adopted by one of his natural parents is to be read as including a reference to a child who is the subject of a parental order granted to one of that child’s natural parents.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111174715/schedule/4/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-human-fertilisation-and-embryology-parental-orders-regulations-2018/schedule-4/paragraph-7
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