SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Children and Young Persons

Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49.)

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In subsection (3A) of section 15 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (duty of local authority to provide for orphans, deserted children, etc.)—

(a)

for the words " notwithstanding that no " there shall be substituted the words " whether or not a "; and

(b)

for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(b)

by a parent or guardian of the child in relation to whom no resolution under section 16 of this Act is in effect with respect to the child and who has given the local authority not less than 28 days' notice in writing of his intention to do it.”.