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PART 4
Access by qualifying relative to birth and other information and provided items relating to relevant relative
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Definitions (Part 4)
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26. (1) In this Part—
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“qualifying relative”, subject to subsection (2), means a person—
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(a) who has attained the age of 18 years, and
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(b) who is the next of kin of a person who—
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(i) was a relevant person, and
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(ii) died while he or she was resident in an institution specified in the Schedule;
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“relevant relative” means, in relation to a qualifying relative, the deceased relevant person, referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of “qualifying relative”, in relation to whom he or she is next of kin.
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(2) For the purposes of this Part, the following shall be considered to be the next of kin of a deceased relevant person:
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(a) his or her mother or father;
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(b) where the persons specified in paragraph (a) are deceased, his or her brother or sister;
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(c) where the persons specified in paragraph (a) and (b) are deceased or do not exist, his or her uncle or aunt;
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(d) where the persons specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) are deceased or do not exist, his or her nephew or niece.
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