# Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, Paragraph 71


(1) Article 5 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (parental responsibility for children) is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) Where a child—
(a) has a parent by virtue of section 42 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008; or
(b) has a parent by virtue of section 43 of that Act and is a person to whom Article 155(3) applies,
the child's mother and the other parent shall each have parental responsibility for the child.”
(3) After paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) Where a child has a parent by virtue of section 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 and is not a person to whom Article 155(3) applies—
(a) the mother shall have parental responsibility for the child;
(b) the other parent shall have parental responsibility for the child if she has acquired it (and has not ceased to have it) in accordance with the provisions of this Order.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/22/schedule/6/paragraph/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-fertilisation-and-embryology-act-2008/schedule-6/paragraph-71
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