Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Act 2003
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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Act 2003 (c. 24) is an Act
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
"to make provision about the circumstances in which, and the extent to which, a man is to be treated in law as the father of a child where the child has resulted from certain fertility treatment undertaken after the man's death." It received Royal Assent
on 18 September 2003.
The act amended the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
to allow, among other things, a man to be listed in birth certificates as the father of a child even if the child was conceived after the death of the man. It is thought to affect around five to ten families a year.
Act of Parliament
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of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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"to make provision about the circumstances in which, and the extent to which, a man is to be treated in law as the father of a child where the child has resulted from certain fertility treatment undertaken after the man's death." It received Royal Assent
Royal Assent
The granting of royal assent refers to the method by which any constitutional monarch formally approves and promulgates an act of his or her nation's parliament, thus making it a law...
on 18 September 2003.
The act amended the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
The 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-Coverage:The act covers several areas:# The licensing of human fertility treatment involving the use of donated genetic material ....
to allow, among other things, a man to be listed in birth certificates as the father of a child even if the child was conceived after the death of the man. It is thought to affect around five to ten families a year.