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S.I. No. 545/2019 - Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Consent to Parentage Declaration) Regulations 2019

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(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Consent to Parentage Declaration) Regulations 2019.
(2)These Regulations shall come into operation on the 5th day of May
  2. In these Regulations, “Act of 2015” means the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (No. 9 of 2015).
  3. The following forms of declaration are prescribed for the purposes of section 41 of the Act of 2015: (a) in the case of a declaration under section 9
(1)(
  1. c)of the Act of 2015, the form of declaration set out in Part 1 of the Schedule; (
  2. b)in the case of a declaration under section 11
(1)(d) of the Act of 2015, the form of declaration set out in Part 2 of the Schedule. SCHEDULE PART 1 Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 Declaration to be completed under section 9
(1)(
  1. c)of the Act of 2015 by the intending mother THIS DECLARATION IS TO BE MADE BEFORE THE DAHR PROCEDURE IS PERFORMED. Please complete this form in BLOCK CAPITALS. I, the undersigned, hereby declare: 1. that I received the information referred to in section 13 of the Act of 2015; 2. that, in the event that a DAHR procedure is performed, I - (
  2. a)consent to the provision to the Minister of the following information referred to in section 28
(3)(
  1. b)of the Act of 2015 in respect of me: (
  2. i)name; (
  3. ii)date of birth; (iii) address and contact details; and (
  4. b)agree to comply with my obligations under section 27 of the Act of 2015; 3. that I am aware that - (
  5. a)the donor of a gamete or embryo used in the DAHR procedure shall not be the parent of any child born as a result of that procedure, and (
  6. b)that I shall be the mother of such a child; 4. where applicable, that I consent to _______________, being my spouse / civil partner / cohabitant (delete as appropriate), being the parent under section 5
(1)(
  1. b)of the Act of 2015 of any child born as a result of the DAHR procedure; 5. that, in the event that a child is born as a result of the DAHR procedure, I - (
  2. a)consent to the recording on the National Donor-Conceived Person Register of the following information under section 33
(3)(
  1. c)of the Act of 2015 in respect of me: (
  2. i)name; (
  3. ii)date of birth; (iii) address and contact details; (
  4. b)consent to the recording on the National Donor-Conceived Person Register of the following information specified in paragraphs (
  5. a)and (
  6. b)of section 33
(3)of the Act of 2015 in respect of the child: (
  1. i)name; (
  2. ii)date of birth; (iii) place of birth; (
  3. iv)sex; (
  4. v)address; and (
  5. c)understand that the child may, in accordance with section 35 of the Act of 2015, access the following information under section 33
(3)(
  1. d)of the Act of 2015 in respect of a person who is, in relation to the child, a relevant donor and seek to contact him or her: (
  2. i)his or her name; (
  3. ii)his or her date and place of birth; (iii) his or her nationality; (
  4. iv)the date on which, and the place at which, he or she provided the gamete; (
  5. v)his or her contact details. Name of Intending Mother: _________________________ Signature: ___________________________ Date: _______________________________ In the presence of a person authorised in that behalf by the operator of the DAHR facility where the DAHR procedure is to be performed [facility name]: ___________________. Print Name: ______________________ Signature: ________________________ Date: ____________________________ PART 2 Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 Declaration to be completed under section 11
(1)(
  1. d)of the Act of 2015 by the spouse, civil partner or cohabitant of the intending mother THIS DECLARATION IS TO BE MADE BEFORE THE DAHR PROCEDURE IS PERFORMED. Please complete this form in BLOCK CAPITALS. I, the undersigned, hereby declare: 1. that I am the spouse / civil partner / cohabitant (delete as appropriate) of ____________________, the intending mother; 2. that I received the information referred to in section 13 of the Act of 2015; 3. that, in the event that a DAHR procedure is performed, I - (
  2. a)consent to the provision to the Minister of the following information referred to in section 28
(3)(
  1. b)of the Act of 2015 in respect of me: (
  2. i)name; (
  3. ii)date of birth; (iii) address and contact details; and (
  4. b)agree to comply with my obligations under section 27 of the Act of 2015; 4. that I am aware that - (
  5. a)the donor of a gamete or embryo used in the DAHR procedure shall not be the parent of any child born as a result of that procedure, and (
  6. b)by consenting in accordance with section 11 of the Act of 2015, I shall, under that Act, together with the mother of the child, be the parent of such a child; 5. that, in the event that a child is born as a result of the DAHR procedure, I - (
  7. a)consent to the recording on the National Donor-Conceived Person Register of the following information specified in section 33
(3)(
  1. c)of the Act of 2015 in respect of me: (
  2. i)name; (
  3. ii)date of birth; (iii) address and contact details; (
  4. b)consent to the recording on the National Donor-Conceived Person Register of the following information specified in paragraphs (
  5. a)and (
  6. b)of section 33
(3)of the Act of 2015 in respect of the child: (
  1. i)name; (
  2. ii)date of birth; (iii) place of birth; (
  3. iv)sex; (
  4. v)address; and (
  5. c)understand that the child may, in accordance with section 35 of the Act of 2015, access the following information specified in section 33
(3)(
  1. d)of the Act of 2015 in respect of a person who is, in relation to the child, a relevant donor and seek to contact him or her: (
  2. i)his or her name; (
  3. ii)his or her date and place of birth; (iii) his or her nationality; (
  4. iv)the date on which, and the place at which, he or she provided the gamete; (
  5. v)his or her contact details. Name of Spouse / Civil Partner / Cohabitant (delete as appropriate) of the intending mother: ______________________________ Signature: ___________________________ Date: _______________________________ In the presence of a person authorised in that behalf by the operator of the DAHR facility where the DAHR procedure is to be performed [facility name]: ___________________. Print Name: ______________________ Signature: ________________________ Date: ____________________________ GIVEN under my Official Seal, 4 November, 2019. SIMON HARRIS, Minister for Health. EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) These Regulations may be cited as the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Consent to Parentage Declaration) Regulations 2019. These Regulations provide for prescribed forms to be used, under Sections 9
(1)(c) or 11
(1)(d) of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 as appropriate, for the purpose of signing a declaration that consents to parentage before a donor assisted human reproduction procedure takes place, and consents to providing certain information to the Minister and to the recording of certain information on the National Donor-Conceived Person Register. These Regulations come into operation on 5 May 2020. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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