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The Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (International Obligations) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2010

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9.—(1) The functions under the Convention of a Central Authority are to be discharged—

(a)in England, by the Lord Chancellor,

(b)in Wales, by the Welsh Ministers, and

(c)in Northern Ireland, by the Department of Justice,

and a reference in these Regulations to a “Central Authority” means any of the Lord Chancellor, the Welsh Ministers or the Department of Justice in so far as they have functions under this regulation.

(2) If a person outside the United Kingdom does not know to which Central Authority in the United Kingdom a communication should be addressed, the person may address it to the Lord Chancellor.

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I1Reg. 9 in force at 1.11.2012 in accordance with, see reg. 1(2)

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