sec.250References to birth parent—who is a biological father

### sec.250 References to birth parent—who is a biological father For the purpose of a reference in this part to a birth parent of an adopted person, a man is the adopted person’s biological father only if— the man is shown as the adopted person’s father in the register of births under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 ; or the man consented to the adoption, or the need for his consent was dispensed with, under the law in force at the relevant time; or the chief executive holds a record or other sufficient evidence that the man accepted paternity of the adopted person before or at the time of the adoption; or the chief executive is otherwise satisfied, on the balance of probabilities, the man is the adopted person’s biological father. s 250 amd 2023 No. 17 s 146 - (a) the man is shown as the adopted person’s father in the register of births under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 ; or - (b) the man consented to the adoption, or the need for his consent was dispensed with, under the law in force at the relevant time; or - (c) the chief executive holds a record or other sufficient evidence that the man accepted paternity of the adopted person before or at the time of the adoption; or - (d) the chief executive is otherwise satisfied, on the balance of probabilities, the man is the adopted person’s biological father.