Singapore legislation
Section 3
of Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013
Section 3
Application and effect of this Act
(1)
This Act applies only to a child born on or after 1 October 2014 as a result of a fertilisation procedure (whether done before, on or after 1 October 2014) and where —
the child is born in Singapore; or
any of the following persons is domiciled in Singapore on the date of the birth of the child:
the gestational mother of the child;
the husband (if any) of the gestational mother at the time of the fertilisation procedure as a result of which she carried the child; (iii)the de facto partner (if any) of the gestational mother at the time of the fertilisation procedure as a result of which she carried the child; (iv)the person whose sperm or egg the child was brought about with;
the person who consented to the fertilisation procedure.
(2)
For the purposes of this Act, a citizen of Singapore is presumed to be domiciled in Singapore, unless the contrary is proved.
(3)
Where a person is to be treated as the mother or the father of a child (as the case may be) by virtue of this Act, then, from the time that person is to be treated as the mother or the father of the child, as the case may be —
that person is to be treated in law as the mother or the father of the child (as the case may be) for all purposes; (b)no other person is to be treated in law as the mother or the father of the child (as the case may be) for any purpose;
any reference to any relationship between 2 persons in any law or document (whether enacted or made before, on or after 1 October 2014) is to be construed accordingly; and
without limiting paragraph (c) and unless the context otherwise requires, a reference in any written law to “natural parent” or “natural father” in relation to a child to whom this Act applies is to be construed as a reference to the parent or the father of the child (as the case may be) as determined under this Act, and a reference in any written law to “natural child” or “child” is to be construed accordingly.
(4)
This Act does not apply to a child to the extent that the child is treated by virtue of adoption as not being the child of any person other than the adopter or adopters.
(5)
The application of this Act does not by itself affect the citizenship of a child.
(6)
To avoid doubt, nothing in this Act affects any right or remedy that a person may have against any other person in relation to a fertilisation procedure which resulted in the birth of a child.