15When applications for parentage orders may be made

15 When applications for parentage orders may be made

(1)  An application under section 13 for a parentage order in relation to a child –

(a) may be made not less than 30 days, and not more than 6 months, after the day on which the child is born; or

(b) may, if the application is to be made by a person on whom a copy of an application is served under section 14(6) , be made within 14 days after the copy is so served; or

(c) may be made at a later time, with the court's leave.

(2)  The court may only grant leave under subsection (1)(c) for an application to be made under section 13 in relation to a child after 6 months after the day on which the child is born if it considers that –

(a) there are exceptional circumstances that justify the making of such an application after that period; and

(b) granting leave is in the best interests of the child.