The Children Act 1989 (Consequential Amendment of Enactments) Order 1991

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

This Order makes amendments to statutory provisions in consequence of the Children Act 1989.

Article 2 amends section 3 of the Child Benefit Act 1975 (meaning of “person responsible for child”) to add a reference to the Children Act 1989 under which, in addition to the enactments already there specified, residential accommodation will be provided for minors.

Article 3 amends section 26 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (Definition of “relative” and “nearest relative”) to include in the definition of “relative” for the purposes of Part II of that Act (Compulsory admission to hospital and guardianship functions of relatives of patients) a father who has acquired parental responsibility for a child although he was not married to the child’s mother at the time of the child’s birth.

Article 4 amends section 114(6) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (Approval of applications to provide, certain facilities for the disabled—meaning of disabled) to include a reference to those persons who are disabled children within the meaning of section 17(11) of the Children Act 1989.