29 Return of child taken away in breach of s. 27 or 28.S
(1)An authorised court may on the application of a person from whose [F1care and possession] a child has been removed in breach of section 27 or 28 [F2, or section 27 or 28 of the Adoption Act 1976][F3or Article 28 or 29 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987] order the person who has so removed the child to return the child to the applicant.
(2)An authorised court may on the application of a person who has reasonable grounds for believing that another person is intending to remove a child from the applicant’s [F1care and possession] in breach of section 27 or 28 [F2, or section 27 or 28 of the Adoption Act 1976][F3or Article 28 or 29 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987] by order direct that other person not to remove the child from the applicant’s [F1care and possession] in breach of section 27 or 28 [F2, or section 27 or 28 of the Adoption Act 1976][F3or Article 28 or 29 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987].
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c.41, SIF 113:3), s. 9 Sch. 2 para. 43
F2Words inserted by Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c.41, SIF 113:3), s. 9, Sch. 2 para. 44
F3Words in s. 29 inserted (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), ss. 88, 108, Sch. 10 para.39 (with Sch. 14 para. 1(1)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)