Children and Family Relationships Act 2015
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Effect of declaration under section 21 or 22 | ||
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23. Where a person is declared under section 21 or 22 to be a parent of a child, from the date on which the declaration is made— | ||
(a) the person shall be deemed to be the parent, under section 5 (1)(b), of the child, | ||
(b) the person, referred to in section 20 (1)(d), who provided a gamete that was used in the DAHR procedure that resulted in the birth of the child— | ||
(i) is not the parent of the child, and | ||
(ii) has no parental rights or duties in respect of the child, | ||
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(c) a reference in any enactment to a mother, father or parent of a child shall be construed as not including, in relation to the child to whom the declaration relates, the person referred to in paragraph (b). |