Guardianship of Minors Ordinance

For the purposes of
sections 5
,
6
,
7
,
8D
and
11
, a person who is the natural father of a child who is illegitimate shall not be treated as the father of the minor
unless—
(Amended
1 of 2012 s. 10
)
(a)
he is entitled to the custody of the minor by virtue of an order in force under
section 10(1)
; or
(b)
he enjoys any rights or authority with respect to the minor by virtue of an order in force under
section 3(1
)(
d)
,
but any appointment of a guardian made by the natural father of an illegitimate child under
section 6(1)
shall be of no effect unless the appointor is entitled to the custody of the minor as under paragraph (a), or to enjoy any rights or authority with respect to the minor as under paragraph (b), immediately before his death.
(Replaced
17 of 1993 s. 19
)