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Guardianship Act 1973
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SCHEDULE 1Provisions Substituted for [1956 c. 69.] Sexual Offences Act 1956 s. 38
(1)On a person's conviction of an offence under section 10 of this Act against a girl under the age of eighteen, or of an offence under section 11 of this Act against a boy under that age, or of attempting to commit such an offence, the court may by order divest that person of all authority over the girl or boy.
(2)An order divesting a person of authority over a girl or boy under the foregoing subsection may, if that person is the guardian of the girl or boy, remove that person from the guardianship.
(3)An order under this section may appoint a person to be the guardian of the girl or boy during his or her minority or any less period.
(4)An order under this section may be varied from time to time or rescinded by the High Court and, if made on conviction of an offence against a girl or boy who is a defective, may, so far as it has effect for any of the purposes of the [1959 c. 72.] Mental Health Act 1959, be rescinded either before or after the girl or boy has attained the age of eighteen.
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