# The Magistrates' Courts (Family Law Reform Act 1987) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 1989, Paragraph 21: The Magistrates' Courts (Adoption) Rules 1984


In rule 5(4)(e) of the Magistrates' Courts (Adoption) Rules 1984, for the words “an illegitimate child” there shall be substituted the words “a child whose mother and father were not married at the time of his birth”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/384/schedule/paragraph/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-family-law-reform-act-1987-miscellaneous-amendments-rules-1989/schedule/paragraph-21
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