STATUS OF CHILDREN (ASSISTED REPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY)
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- (b) within 280 days after the dissolution of the marriage, the mother remaining unmarried,
- it shall be presumed that the person is the legitimate child of that man, unless the contrary is proved.
- (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to a person whose parenthood is determined under the Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013.".
Related amendment to Legitimacy Act
17. Section 3(1) of the Legitimacy Act (Cap. 162, 1985 Ed.) is amended by inserting, immediately after the word "father", the words "or mother".
Related amendment to Registration of Births and Deaths Act
18. Section 29 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act (Cap. 267, 1985 Ed.) is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:
- "(1A) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may make rules for the registration or re-registration, as the case may be, of the birth of a child to whom the Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013 applies, including the particulars of the parents of the child and the legitimation of the child under that Act.”.
