# Legitimacy Act 1976, Paragraph 6


In section 14 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 the following sudsection is added at the end—
“(5) This section shall apply and be deemed always to have applied in relation to all persons recognised by the law of England and Wales as having been legitimated by the subsequent marriage of their parents whether or not their legitimation or the recognition thereof was effected under any enactment.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/31/schedule/1/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legitimacy-act-1976/schedule-1/paragraph-6
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