The Family Law Reform Act 1987 (Commencement No 3) Order 2001

This Order brought into force on 1 April s23 of, and paragraphs 21 to 25 of Schedule 2 to, the Family Law Reform Act 1987. These provisions amend Part III of the Family Law Reform Act 1969 (c46) (tests for determining parentage), by making it possible for samples to be taken of bodily tissue and bodily fluid, other than blood and for scientific tests to be used to establish whether a person is the mother of the person whose parentage falls to be determined, as well as whether a person is the father. The only provision of the 1987 Act that has not been brought into force is s32. (S9 was repealed without coming into force.)