Children Act 1975

Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49)E+W+S

48E+W+SIn section 2(2) (functions of the social work committee), the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph (g)—

“(h)the Children Act 1975,”.

49E+W+SFor section 5(2) there is substituted—

“(2)The Secretary of State may make regulations in relation to—

(a)the performance of the functions assigned to local authorities by this Act ;

(b)the activities of voluntary organisations in so far as those activities are concerned with the like purposes ;

(c)the performance of the functions referred to social work committees under section 2(2)(b) to (e) and (h) of this Act.

(d)the performance of the functions transferred to local authorities by section 1(4)(a) of this Act.”.

50E+W+S[F1In section 6(1)(b), after sub-paragraph (ii) there is inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(iii)a child who has been placed for adoption by an adoption agency (within the meaning of section 1 of the Children Act 1975) ;”.]

51E+W+SIn section 10—

(a)in subsection (1), for the words from “with his functions” to the end there is substituted “with—

(a)his functions ;

(b)the functions of local authorities, under this Act or under the enactments specified in paragraph (a) of section 1(4) and paragraphs (b) to (e) and (h) of section 2(2) of this Act, in circumstances where it appears to the Secretary of State that such grants or loans should be made.”;

(b)after subsection (3) there is inserted—

“(3A)In subsection (3) above, “voluntary organisation the sole or primary object of which is to promote social welfare” includes an adoption society approved under Part I of the Children Act 1975.”.

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58E+W+SIn section 69—

(a)in subsection (1), at the end there are added the following words— “ ; and a court, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the child is within any premises, may grant a search warrant authorising a constable to search those premises for the child.”.

(b)for subsection (5) there is substituted—

“(5)In this and the next following section any reference—

(a)to a child absconding includes a reference to his being unlawfully taken away;

(b)to a child absconding from a place or from the control of a person includes a reference to his absconding while being taken to, or awaiting being taken to, that place or that person as the case may be.”.

59E+W+SIn section 70, at the end there are added the following words— “; and a court, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the child is within any premises, may grant a search warrant authorising a constable to search those premises for the child.”.

60E+W+SIn section 7, for the words “one hundred pounds” there is substituted “£400”.

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