http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/55/section/21
Family Law Act 1986
An Act to amend the law relating to the jurisdiction of courts in the United Kingdom to make orders with regard to the custody of children; to make provision as to the recognition and enforcement of such orders throughout the United Kingdom; to make further provision as to the imposition, effect and enforcement of restrictions on the removal of children from the United Kingdom or from any part of the United Kingdom; to amend the law relating to the jurisdiction of courts in Scotland as to tutory and curatory; to amend the law relating to the recognition of divorces, annulments and legal separations; to make further provision with respect to the effect of divorces and annulments on wills; to amend the law relating to the powers of courts to make declarations relating to the status of a person; to abolish the right to petition for jactitation of marriage; to repeal the Greek Marriages Act 1884; to make further provision with respect to family proceedings rules; to amend the Child Abduction Act 1984, the Child Abduction (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 and the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985; and for connected purposes.
1986-11-07
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Family Law Act 1986
s. 2A(1)
(1A)
Family Law Act 1996
Sch. 8
para. 37(3)
s. 67(3)
Family Law Act 1986
s. 38(4)
Family Law Act 1996
Sch. 8
para. 37(9)
s. 67(3)
Family Law Act 1986
s. 29A
Children (Scotland) Act 2020
s. 29(2)
s. 34(2)
Family Law Act 1986
s. 1(1)(ca)-(cc)
Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
Sch. 3
para. 7
s. 160(1)
Family Law Act 1986
s. 19(1A)-(1C)
Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
Sch. 3
para. 8
s. 160(1)
C1 Part I Child Custody
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Modifications etc. (not altering text)
Pt. I applied by S.I. 1991/1723, art. 3(2), Sch. 2 and art. 3(3), Sch. 3.