Section sec.60 - Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 - Application of division

sec.60Application of division

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### sec.60 Application of division This division applies if— a parent (a relevant person ) of a child under 16 years is not able to make an acknowledgement of sex application or a combined application for the child because the other parent (the stated party ) of the child does not consent to, or have the capacity to consent to, the application being made; or a person (also a relevant person ) who is 1 of a group of 2 or more persons mentioned in column 2 of the table in schedule 1 , part 2 with parental responsibility for a child under 16 years is not able to make an acknowledgement of sex application or a combined application for the child because 1 or more of the other persons (each also a stated party ) in the group does not consent to, or have the capacity to consent to, the application being made. - (a) a parent (a relevant person ) of a child under 16 years is not able to make an acknowledgement of sex application or a combined application for the child because the other parent (the stated party ) of the child does not consent to, or have the capacity to consent to, the application being made; or - (b) a person (also a relevant person ) who is 1 of a group of 2 or more persons mentioned in column 2 of the table in schedule 1 , part 2 with parental responsibility for a child under 16 years is not able to make an acknowledgement of sex application or a combined application for the child because 1 or more of the other persons (each also a stated party ) in the group does not consent to, or have the capacity to consent to, the application being made.