SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Minor and Consequential Amendments

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

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1

In section 16(11) (assumption of parental rights by local authority), for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—

c

a tutor or curator to the child is appointed under the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986; or

2

In section 18(4) (duration and recission of resolutions under section 16), for the words from “section” to “1925” there shall be substituted the words “ the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 ”F1 . . .

3

In section 81(2) (decrees for aliment)—

a

for the words from the beginning to “in force” there shall be substituted the words “ Where a decree for aliment of a maintainable child is in force ”,

b

for the word “father” there shall be substituted the words “ person liable under the decree ”, and

c

the words “for aliment” where those words second occur shall be omitted.

4

In section 81(4)(b), for the words “father of a child” there shall be substituted the words “ person liable to pay aliment for a child under a decree ”, and for the words “the father” where those words second occur there shall be substituted the words “ that person ”.

5

In section 88(3) (duty of parents to notify change of address), for the word “father” there shall be substituted the word “ person ”.

6

In section 94(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “guardian”, F1 . . . for the word “charge” there shall be substituted the words “ custody or charge ”.