Section 42 Woman in civil partnership or marriage to a woman at time of treatmentF4

United Kingdom

(1)

If at the time of the placing in her of the embryo or the sperm and eggs or of her artificial insemination, W was a party to a civil partnership F1with another woman F2or a marriage with another woman, then subject to section 45(2) to (4), the other party to the civil partnership F3or marriage is to be treated as a parent of the child unless it is shown that she did not consent to the placing in W of the embryo or the sperm and eggs or to her artificial insemination (as the case may be).

(2)

This section applies whether W was in the United Kingdom or elsewhere at the time mentioned in subsection (1).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 42(1) inserted (E.W.S.) (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 16(5); and said words in s. 42(1) also inserted (N.I.) (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 26(5)(b)(ii) (with regs. 6-9)
F2: Words in s. 42(1) inserted (E.W.) (13.3.2014) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), s. 21(3), Sch. 7 para. 40(3)(a); S.I. 2014/93, art. 3(k)(iv); and said words in s. 42(1) also inserted (S.) (16.12.2014) by The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3229), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 para. 18(4)(b)(i); and said words in s. 42(1) also inserted (N.I.) (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 26(5)(b)(i) (with regs. 6-9)
F3: Words in s. 42(1) inserted (E.W.) (13.3.2014) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), s. 21(3), Sch. 7 para. 40(3)(b); S.I. 2014/93, art. 3(k)(iv)and said words in s. 42(1) also inserted (S.) (16.12.2014) by The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3229), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 para. 18(4)(b)(ii); ; and said words in s. 42(1) also inserted (N.I.) (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 26(5)(b)(i) (with regs. 6-9)
F4: Words in s. 42 heading inserted (E.W) (13.3.2014) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), s. 21(3), Sch. 7 para. 40(2); S.I. 2014/93, art. 3(k)(iv); and said words in s. 42 heading also inserted (S.) (16.12.2014) by The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3229), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 para. 18(4)(a); and said words in s. 42 heading also inserted (N.I.) (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 26(5)(a) (with regs. 6-9)