HL Deb 18 October 1990 vol 522 c1113

8 Clause 28, page 16, line 10, leave out paragraph (a) and insert: '(a) are to the parties to a marriage subsisting at that time, unless a judicial separation was then in force, but'.

9 Page 16, line 19, at end insert: '(9) In subsection (7)(a) above, "judicial separation" includes a legal separation obtained in a country outside the British Islands and recognised in the United Kingdom.'.

10 Clause 29, page 16, line 33, leave out 'and' and insert 'to'.

The Lord Chancellor

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 8 to 10 en bloc.

When the Bill was last considered in your Lordships' House, the noble Lord, Lord Kilbracken, proposed an amendment to similar effect which I agreed to consider. The present amendment is the result of my deliberations. In brief, it provides that a man shall not, prima facie, be treated as the father of the child if there is a judicial separation. I shall be pleased to explain the technical details needed to achieve this through the amendment if any of your Lordships wish.

Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 8 to 10.—(The Lord Chancellor.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.