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'''Family relationships etc.'''
 
27.—(1) Nothing in this Act permits a decision on any of the following matters to be made on behalf of a person-
 
:(a) consenting to marriage or a civil partnership,

:(b) consenting to have sexual relations,

:(c) consenting to a decree of divorce being granted on the basis of two years' separation,

:(d) consenting to a dissolution order being made in relation to a civil partnership on the basis of two years' separation,

:(e) consenting to a child's being placed for adoption by an adoption agency,

:(f) consenting to the making of an adoption order,

:(g) discharging parental responsibilities in matters not relating to a child's property,

:(h) giving a consent under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37) [,

:(i) giving a consent under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.]<ref>[[Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008]] sch 6, wef 6/4/09</ref>

(2) "Adoption order" means-
 
:(a) an adoption order within the meaning of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38) (including a future adoption order), and

:(b) an order under section 84 of that Act (parental responsibility prior to adoption abroad).

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