(1)Where—
(a)an order is made for the return of a child under Part I of this Act; or
(b)a decision with respect to a child (other than a decision mentioned in subsection (2) below) is registered under section 16 of this Act,
any custody order relating to him shall cease to have effect.
(2)The decision referred to in subsection (1)(b) above is a decision which is only a decision relating to custody within the meaning of section 16 of this Act by virtue of being a decision relating to rights of access.
F1(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)In Schedule 3 to the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 after paragraph 2 there shall be inserted—
“2AA supervision order made by virtue of section 95(1)(d) or, in the case of a child or young person committed to the care of a fit person under Part V, sections 143(6)(d) or 144 shall cease to have effect if an event mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of section 25(1) of the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 occurs with respect to the child”.
F1(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(6)In section 16 of the M1Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (assumption of parental rights and powers by local authority) in subsection (11) after paragraph (d) there shall be inserted the words “; or
(e)an event mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of section 25(1) of the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 occurs with respect to the child.”
(7)At the end of section 106 of the M2Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 there shall be inserted—
“(3)A parental rights order shall cease to have effect if an event mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of section 25(1) of the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 occurs with respect to the child.”
Textual Amendments
F1S. 25(3)(5) repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(6)(7), Sch. 14 para. 27(4), Sch. 15; S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)
Marginal Citations
M21968 c. 34. (N.I.).