http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1/part/5/crossheading/article-31/1991-02-01Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985An Act to enable the United Kingdom to ratify two international Conventions relating respectively to the civil aspects of international child abduction and to the recognition and enforcement of custody decisions.1985-07-25texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2021-10-081991-02-01 SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 1 Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child AbductionChapter V—General Provisions Article 31<P><Text>In relation to a State which in matters of custody of children has two or more systems of law applicable in different territorial units—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1/paragraph/a/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1/paragraph/a" id="schedule-1-paragraph-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any reference to habitual residence in that State shall be construed as referring to habitual residence in a territorial unit of that State;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1/paragraph/b/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1/paragraph/b" id="schedule-1-paragraph-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any reference to the law of the State of habitual residence shall be construed as referring to the law of the territorial unit in that State where the child habitually resides.</Text></P3para></P3></P></P1group></Pblock></Part></ScheduleBody></Schedule></Schedules></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c947508" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00346" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef> applied (with modifications) (1.3.1997) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/3156" id="c00347" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="3156">S.I. 1996/3156</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00348" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/3156/article/2" CitationRef="c00347" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00349" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/3156/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00347" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00350" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef> applied (with modifications) (2.12.1997) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/2574" id="c00351" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1997" Number="2574">S.I. 1997/2574</Citation> art. 2, Sch.</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation></div><div class="header"><span>This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. 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class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-3</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/3</span>"</span>></span><span>Sch. 3 </span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-3-paragraph-8-ba</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/3/paragraph/8/ba</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">FoundRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-3-paragraph-8</span>"</span>></span><span>para. 8(ba)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectedProvisions></span></div></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectingTitle></span><span>Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectingTitle></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder7"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectingProvisions></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-3</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/18/schedule/3</span>"</span>></span><span>Sch. 3 </span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-3-paragraph-3-a</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/18/schedule/3/paragraph/3/a</span>"</span>></span><span>para. 3(a)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectingProvisions></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder8"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-160-1</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/18/section/160/1</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 160(1)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder9"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForceDates></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForce<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Applied</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">false</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Prospective</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Qualification</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value"></span>"</span>/></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:InForceDates></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:UnappliedEffect></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:UnappliedEffects></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:PrimaryMetadata></span></div></div><span> </span><div class="folder" id="folder10"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Alternatives></span></div><div class="opened"><span> </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Alternative<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Date</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2008-10-27</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/pdfs/ukpga_19850060_en.pdf</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Title</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">Print Version</span>"</span>/></span></div><span> </span></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Alternatives></span></div></div><span> </span><div class="folder" id="folder11"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Statistics></span></div><div class="opened"><span> </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:TotalParagraphs<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Value</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">89</span>"</span>/></span></div><span> </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:BodyParagraphs<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Value</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">31</span>"</span>/></span></div><span> </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:ScheduleParagraphs<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Value</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">58</span>"</span>/></span></div><span> </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AttachmentParagraphs<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Value</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">0</span>"</span>/></span></div><span> </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:TotalImages<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Value</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">0</span>"</span>/></span></div><span> </span></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Statistics></span></div></div><span> </span></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Metadata></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder12"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Primary></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder13"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Schedules<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RestrictEndDate</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2005-12-30</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Title></span><span> SCHEDULES</span><span class="html-tag"></Title></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder14"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Schedule<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">DocumentURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1/1991-02-01</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">IdURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-1</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder15"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Number></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><CommentaryRef<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c947508</span>"</span>/></span></div><span>SCHEDULE 1</span></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Number></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder16"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><TitleBlock></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Title></span><span> Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction</span><span class="html-tag"></Title></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></TitleBlock></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder17"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ScheduleBody></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder18"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Part<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">DocumentURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1/part/5/1991-02-01</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">IdURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1/part/5</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-1-part-5</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Number></span><span>Chapter V—General Provisions</span><span class="html-tag"></Number></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder19"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Pblock<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">DocumentURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1/part/5/crossheading/article-31/1991-02-01</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">IdURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1/part/5/crossheading/article-31</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-1-part-5-crossheading-article-31</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Title></span><span> Article 31</span><span class="html-tag"></Title></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder20"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P1group<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">DocumentURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1/paragraph/wrapper6/1991-02-01</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">IdURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1/paragraph/wrapper6</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-1-paragraph-wrapper6</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Title/></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder21"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Text></span><span>In relation to a State which in matters of custody of children has two or more systems of law applicable in different territorial units—</span><span class="html-tag"></Text></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder22"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P3<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">DocumentURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1/paragraph/a/1991-02-01</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">IdURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1/paragraph/a</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-1-paragraph-a</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Pnumber></span><span>a</span><span class="html-tag"></Pnumber></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder23"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P3para></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Text></span><span>any reference to habitual residence in that State shall be construed as referring to habitual residence in a territorial unit of that State;</span><span class="html-tag"></Text></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P3para></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P3></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder24"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P3<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">DocumentURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1/paragraph/b/1991-02-01</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">IdURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1/paragraph/b</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-1-paragraph-b</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Pnumber></span><span>b</span><span class="html-tag"></Pnumber></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder25"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P3para></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Text></span><span>any reference to the law of the State of habitual residence shall be construed as referring to the law of the territorial unit in that State where the child habitually resides.</span><span class="html-tag"></Text></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P3para></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P3></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P1group></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Pblock></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Part></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ScheduleBody></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Schedule></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Schedules></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Primary></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder26"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Commentaries></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder27"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Commentary<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c947508</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Type</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">C</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder28"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Para></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder29"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Text></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><CitationSubRef<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c00346</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">SectionRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-1</span>"</span>></span><span>Sch. 1</span><span class="html-tag"></CitationSubRef></span></div><span> applied (with modifications) (1.3.1997) by </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Citation<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/3156</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c00347</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Class</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Year</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1996</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Number</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">3156</span>"</span>></span><span>S.I. 1996/3156</span><span class="html-tag"></Citation></span></div><span>, </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><CitationSubRef<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c00348</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/3156/article/2</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CitationRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c00347</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">SectionRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">article-2</span>"</span>></span><span>art. 2</span><span class="html-tag"></CitationSubRef></span></div><span>, </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><CitationSubRef<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c00349</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/3156/schedule</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Operative</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CitationRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c00347</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">SectionRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule</span>"</span>></span><span>Sch.</span><span class="html-tag"></CitationSubRef></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Text></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Para></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder30"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Para></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder31"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Text></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><CitationSubRef<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c00350</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/1</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">SectionRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-1</span>"</span>></span><span>Sch. 1</span><span class="html-tag"></CitationSubRef></span></div><span> applied (with modifications) (2.12.1997) by </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Citation<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/2574</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c00351</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Class</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Year</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1997</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Number</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2574</span>"</span>></span><span>S.I. 1997/2574</span><span class="html-tag"></Citation></span></div><span> art. 2, Sch.</span></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Text></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Para></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Commentary></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Commentaries></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Legislation></span></div></div></div></body></html>