—(1) A reference in Part 10 to the status or description of a parent of a person

12.—(1) A reference in Part 10 to the status or description of a parent of a person at the time of the person’s birth shall, in the case of a parent who died before the birth of the person, be read as a reference to the status or description of the parent at the time of the parent’s death. (2) Where the death of a parent of a person occurred before and the birth of the person occurred on or after 16 September 1963, the status or description that would have been applicable to the parent by virtue of subsection (1) if the parent had died after that date shall be deemed to be the status or description applicable to the parent at the time of the parent’s death. Foundlings