Children Act 1975
Children Act 1975 (1975 c. 72)
- Children Act 1975 (1975 c. 72)
- 1—32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part II Custody
- Custodianship orders
- 33 Custodianship orders.
- 34 Access and maintenance.
- 34A Matters to which court is required to have regard in exercising powers as to maintenance.
- 34B Duration of orders for maintenance.
- 35 Revocation and variation of orders.
- 35A Care etc. of child on revocation of custodianship order.
- 36 Provisions relating to lump sums.
- 37 Custodianship order on application for adoption or guardianship.
- 38 Disputes between joint custodians.
- 39 Reports by local authorities and probation officers.
- 40 Notice of application to be given to local authority.
- 41 Restriction on removal of child where applicant has provided home for three years.
- 42 Return of child taken away in breach of section 41.
- 43 Enforcement of orders made by magistrates’ courts.
- 43A Restriction on removal of child from England and Wales.
- 44 Effect of custodianship order on existing custody.
- 45 Affiliation order on application by custodian.
- 46 Procedure in magistrates’ courts.
- Custody in Scotland
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- 50 Payments towards maintenance of children.
- 51 Restriction on removal of child where applicant has provided home for three years.
- 52 Return of child taken away in breach of section 51.
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- 55 Interpretation and extent of sections 50 to 53.
- Part III Care
- 56 Restriction on removal of child from care.
- 57 Substitution of s. 2 of Chidren Act 1948.
- 58 Supplementary provisions relating to care proceedings.
- 59 General duty of local authority in care cases.
- Children in care of voluntary organisations in England and Wales
- 60 Transfer of parental rights and duties to voluntary organisations.
- 61 Duty of local authority to assume parental rights and duties.
- 62 Effect of resolutions under sections 60 and 61.
- 63 Appeals by parents etc.
- Conflict of interest between parent and child
- 64 Addition of new sections to Children and Young Persons Act 1969.
- 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 66 Safeguarding of interests of children before children’s hearings etc. in Scotland.
- Absence from care and children in need of secure accommodation
- 67 Recovery of children in care of local authorities.
- 68 Extension of powers under section 32 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969.
- 69 Certificates of unruly character.
- 70 Children of unruly character in Scotland.
- 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 72 Grants in respect of secure accomodation for children in Scotland.
- Further amendments of Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968
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- Part IV Further Amendments of Law of England and Wales
- Explanation of concepts
- 85 Parental rights and duties.
- 86 Legal custody.
- 87 Actual custody.
- 88 Child in care of voluntary organisation.
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- Reports in guardianship and matrimonial proceedings
- 90 Procedure in guardianship proceedings.
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- Registration of births
- 92 Registration of births of abandoned children.
- 93 Registration of father of illegitimate child.
- Extent of Part IV
- 94 Extent of Part IV.
- Part V Miscellaneous and Supplemental
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- Inquiries
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- Supplemental
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- 101 Appeals etc.
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- 104 Savings for powers of High Court.
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- 106 Regulations and orders.
- 107 Interpretation.
- 108 Amendments, repeals, commencement and transitory provisions.
- 109 Short title and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Status conferred by adoption or legitimation in England and Wales
- Part I Interpretation
- Dispositions of property
- Part II Adoption Orders
- Status conferred by adaption
- Vocabulary
- Instruments and enactments concerning property
- Other enactments and instruments
- Pensions
- Adoption of child by natural parents
- Peerages, etc.
- Insurance
- Part IV Supplemental
- Dispositions depending on date of birth
- Protection of trustees and personal representatives
- Property devolving with peerages, etc.
- Entails
- Part V Extent
- SCHEDULE 2 Status conferred in Scotland by adoption
- General
- Pensions
- Insurance
- Social Security
- Succession of Property
- Adoption and Legitimation
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 3 Minor and Consequential Amendments.
- Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (23 and 24 Geo. 5 c. 12)
- Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 (c. 37)
- Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76)
- Maintenance Orders Act 1950 (c. 37)
- Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c. 20)
- Affiliation Proceedings Act 1957 (c. 55)
- Children Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz. 2 c. 65)
- County Courts Act 1959 (c. 22)
- Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964 (c. 55)
- Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46)
- Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49)
- Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54)
- Administration of justice Act 1970 (c. 31)
- Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42)
- Guardianship of Minors Act 1971 (c. 3)
- Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32)
- Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18)
- Guardianship Act 1973 (c. 29)
- SCHEDULE 4 Further Repeals
- Part I Status of Adopted Child
- Part II Legitimation
- Part III Miscellaneous
- Part IV Adoption Orders
- Part V Children in care of Local Authorities
- Part VI Registration of Births
- Part VII Adoption Agencies
- Part VIII Adoption: Evidence of Agreement & Guardians Ad Litem
- Part IX Inquiries etc. by Adoption Agencies
- PART X Grants etc. for Voluntary Organisations
- Part Xl Protected Children
- Part Xll Custodianship
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