# The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 21

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Section 109(1) (proceedings to be in private) has effect as if there were substituted—
“109. Any proceedings before the court in relation to a parental order or an order under section 24 (return of a child removed in breach of certain provisions) (as applied with modifications by regulation 3 of and Schedule 2 to the Parental Order Regulations) must be heard and determined in private unless the court otherwise directs.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1412/schedule/2/paragraph/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-fertilisation-and-embryology-parental-orders-regulations-2018/schedule-2/paragraph-21
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