# Welfare Reform Act 2009, Paragraph 12


(1) Section 10A of the 1953 Act (Re-registration where parents neither married nor civil partners) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)—
(a) in paragraph (b) for sub-paragraph (ii) substitute—
“(ii) a declaration in the prescribed form which is made by that person, states himself to be the father of the child, and is countersigned by a prescribed person; or”,
(b) in paragraph (c) for sub-paragraph (ii) substitute—
“(ii) a declaration in the prescribed form which is made by the mother, states that that person is the father of the child, and is countersigned by a prescribed person; or”.
(3) In subsection (1B)—
(a) in paragraph (b) for sub-paragraph (ii) substitute—
“(ii) a declaration in the prescribed form which is made by the woman concerned, states herself to be a parent of the child by virtue of section 43 of that Act, and is countersigned by a prescribed person; or”,
(b) in paragraph (c) for sub-paragraph (ii) substitute—
“(ii) a declaration in the prescribed form which is made by the mother, states that the woman concerned is a parent of the child by virtue of section 43 of that Act, and is countersigned by a prescribed person; or”.
(4) In subsection (2), omit paragraph (d) (requirement for signature by superintendent registrar where re-registration takes place more than 3 months after the birth) and the word “and” immediately before it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/24/schedule/6/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2009/schedule-6/paragraph-12
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