# The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 23: Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008

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

In sections 33(2) (meaning of mother) and 38(4) (further provision relating to sections 35 and 36) of the 2008 Act references to adoption are to be read as including a reference to the effect of a parental order under section 54 or 54A of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1412/schedule/4/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-fertilisation-and-embryology-parental-orders-regulations-2018/schedule-4/paragraph-23
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