17(1)In section 31 (application of section 30 where child not placed for adoption), in subsection (1) for the words from “child", where it first occurs, to “except" there shall be substituted “child—
(a)who is (when the notice is given) being looked after by a local authority; but
(b)who was placed with that person otherwise than in pursuance of such arrangements as are mentioned in section 30(1),
that section shall apply as if the child had been placed in pursuance of such arrangements ”.
(2)In subsection (2) of that section for the words “for the time being in the care of" there shall be substituted “ (when the notice is given) being looked after by" ”.
(3)In subsection (3) of that section—
(a)for the words “remains in the actual custody of" there shall be substituted “ has his home with" ”; and
(b)for the words “section 45 of the Child Care Act 1980" there shall be substituted “ Part III of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989" ”.
(4)At the end of that section there shall be added—
“(4)Nothing in this section affects the right of any person who has parental responsibility for a child to remove him under section 20(8) of the Children Act 1989”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 17 wholly in force at 14.10.1991 see s. 108(2)(3) and S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)