- Act 36 of 1974 - Royal Assent 14 October 1974 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART I - Preliminary 1. Short title and commencement 2. Interpretation 3. All children to be of equal status 4. Instruments executed and intestacies which take place before the commencement of this Act PART II - Presumptions of parenthood and recognition of paternity 5. Presumption of parentage arising from marriage 6. Protection of executors, administrators, and trustees 7. Recognition of paternity 8. Presumption of paternity arising from cohabitation 8A. Presumption of parentage arising from registration of birth 8B. Presumption of parentage arising from court findings 8C. Presumption of paternity arising from acknowledgements 9. Instruments of acknowledgement filed with Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages 10. Declaration of parentage PART III - Presumption of parenthood as a result of fertilization procedures 10A. Application of Part 10B. Interpretation 10C. Presumptions as to parenthood PART IV - Medical procedures to determine parentage 11. Interpretation of Part IV 12. Application for order 13. Orders for parentage testing procedure 14. Additional orders 15. Guardian's consent 16. Immunity from liability 17. Reports PART V - Miscellaneous 18. Application of Parts II and IV 19. Rebuttal of presumptions 20. Prevailing presumptions 21. Regulations SCHEDULE 1[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]