# Legitimacy Act 1959, Section 4: Applications, &c., under s.1 of Affiliation Proceedings Act, 1957.


An application under section one of the Affiliation Proceedings Act, 1957, may be made by a woman who was a single woman at the date of the birth of the child whether or not she is a single woman at the time of the application and the reference to a single woman in section two of that Act (which relates to the time within which such application may be made) shall be construed accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/7-8/73/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legitimacy-act-1959/section-4
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