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Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985

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Version Superseded: 04/11/1996

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Point in time view as at 14/10/1991.

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Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985, Part I is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Part IU.K. England and Wales

[F11U.K.The following are the orders referred to in section 27(1) of this Act—

(a)a care order under the Children Act 1989 (as defined by section 31(11) of that Act, read with section 105(1) and Schedule 14);

(b)a residence order (as defined by section 8 of the Act of 1989); and

(c)any order made by a court in England and Wales under any of the following enactments—

(i)section 9(1), 10(1(a) or 11(a) of the Guardianship of Minors Act 1971;

(ii)section 42(1) or (2) or 43(1) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973;

(iii)section 2(2)(b), 4(b) or (5) of the Guardianship Act 1973 as applied by section 34(5) of the Children Act 1975;

(iv)section 8(2)(a), 10(1) or 19(1)(ii) of the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates Courts Act 1978;

(v)section 26(1)(b) of the Adoption Act 1976.]

2U.K.An order made by the High Court in the exercise of its jurisdiction relating to wardship so far as it gives the care and control of a child to any person.

3An order made by the Secretary of State under section 25(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (except where the order superseded was made under section 74(1)(a) or (b) or 78(1) of the M1Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) M21968 or was made under section 97(2)(a) of that Act on a complaint by a person under whose supervision the child had been placed by an order under section 74(1)(c) of that Act).

4U.K.An authorisation given by the Secretary of State under section 26(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (except where the relevant order, within the meaning of that section, was made by virtue of the court which made it being satisfied that the child was guilty of an offence).

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