Family Law Reform Act 1969

11 Repeal of certain enactments relating to minors. E+W+S

The following enactments are hereby repealed—

(a) the M1 Infant Settlements Act 1855 (which enables a male infant over 20 and a female infant over 17 to make a marriage settlement), together with section 27(3) of the M2 Settled Land Act 1925, except in relation to anything done before the coming into force of this section;

(b) in section 6 of the M3 Employers and Workmen Act 1875 (powers of justices in respect of apprentices)—

(i) the paragraph numbered (1) (power to direct apprentice to perform his duties), and

(ii) the sentence following the paragraph numbered (2) (power to order imprisonment of an apprentice who fails to comply with direction);

(c) in the M4 Sexual 0ffences Act 1956, section 18 and paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 (fraudulent abduction of heiress).

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 The text of ss. 2(2), 10(3), 11(b)(c), is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991

Marginal Citations

M1 1855 c. 43.

M2 1925 c. 18.

M3 1875 c. 90.

M4 1956 c. 69.