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Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978

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Version Superseded: 14/10/1991

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Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978, Section 38 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 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

38 Amendment of provisions relating to age limits on orders for custody etc. X1E+W

(1)Section 15(2)(a) of the M1Guardianship of Minors Act 1971 (which provides that a magistrates’ court shall not entertain an application relating to a minor over sixteen unless the minor is physically or mentally incapable of self-support) shall cease to have effect.

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(3)In section 3(2) of the M2Guardianship Act 1973 (which provides that a supervision order shall cease to have effect when a minor becomes sixteen) for the words “age of sixteen ” there shall be substituted the words “age of eighteen ”.

(4)In section 4 of the Guardianship Act 1973 (which relates to orders committing the care of a minor to a local authority) after subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

(2A)The court shall not make an order committing a minor to the care of a local authority under section 2(2)(b) above after he has attained the age of seventeen..

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X1The text of ss. 36–40 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

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