Commentary on Sections Part 2:  Parenthood in Cases Involving Assisted Reproduction Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
216.Paragraph 33 amends section 32 of the 1990 Act to take account of children with a second female parent under section 42 or 43 in cases where the Act enables the HFEA to comply with a request from the Registrar General to disclose information from the HFEA’s register in respect of the parenthood of a child.
217.Paragraph 35 amends section 35 of the 1990 Act (disclosure of information: congenital disabilities) to update the reference to the provisions which determine the legal parenthood of a child if a court makes an order requiring the HFEA to disclose information from the HFEA’s register for the purposes of proceedings under the Congenital Disabilities (Civil Liability) Act 1976.