Family Law Reform Act 1987
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2 Construction of enactments relating to parental rights and duties.
(1) In the following enactments, namely— (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) section 6 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969; (c) the Guardianship of Minors Act 1971 (in this Act referred to as “the 1971 Act”); (d) Part I of the Guardianship Act 1973 (in this Act referred to as “the 1973 Act”); (e) Part II of the Children Act 1975; (f) the Child Care Act 1980 except Part I and sections 13, 24, 64 and 65; (g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . references (however expressed) to any relationship between two persons shall be construed in accordance with section 1 above. (2) In subsection (7) of section 1 of the 1973 Act (equality of parental rights) for the words from “or be taken” to the end there shall be substituted the words “ and nothing in subsection (1) above shall be taken as applying in relation to a child whose father and mother were not married to each other at the time of his birth ”.
2 Construction of enactments relating to parental rights and duties.
(1) In the following enactments, namely— (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) section 6 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969; (c) the Guardianship of Minors Act 1971 (in this Act referred to as “the 1971 Act”); (d) Part I of the Guardianship Act 1973 (in this Act referred to as “the 1973 Act”); (e) Part II of the Children Act 1975; (f) the Child Care Act 1980 except Part I and sections 13, 24, 64 and 65; (g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . references (however expressed) to any relationship between two persons shall be construed in accordance with section 1 above. (2) In subsection (7) of section 1 of the 1973 Act (equality of parental rights) for the words from “or be taken” to the end there shall be substituted the words “ and nothing in subsection (1) above shall be taken as applying in relation to a child whose father and mother were not married to each other at the time of his birth ”.
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