(1)This Act may be cited as the Children Act 1972.
(2)The enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in column 3 of the Schedule.
(3)Nothing in this Act extends to Northern Ireland.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of ss. 1(2), 2(2), Sch. is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.