Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986

14 (1) In section 47(2) (granting of custody)— S

(a) for the words from the beginning to “1930” there shall be substituted the words “ Notwithstanding the generality of section 3(1) of the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 ”; and

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

(2) In section 49(1) (notice to local authority of certain custody applications), for the words “a relative, step-parent or foster parent” there shall be substituted the words “ not a parent ”.

(3) In section 55(1) (interpretation and extent of sections 47 to 55), at the end there shall be added the words “ and ”relative’ means a grand-parent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt, whether of the full blood or half blood or by affinity ”.

(4) In section 55(2), at the end there shall be added the words “ and shall be construed in accordance with section 1(1) of the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 ”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 para. 14(1)(b) repealed by Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 50, SIF 49:8), s. 10(2), Sch.2 (with s. 1(3)).