# Interpretation Act 1978, Paragraph


In relation to England and Wales—
(a) references (however expressed) to any relationship between two persons;
(b) references to a person whose father and mother were or were not married to , or civil partners of, each other at the time of his birth; and
(c) references cognate with references falling within paragraph (b) above,
shall be construed in accordance with section 1 of the Family Law Reform Act 1987. [The date of the coming into force of that section]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/schedule/1/crossheading/construction-of-certain-references-to-relationships/paragraph/wrapper4n1 (the official version)
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