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Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I International Child Abduction

    1. 1.The Hague Convention

    2. 2.Contracting States

    3. 3.Central Authorities

    4. 4.Judicial authorities

    5. 5.Interim powers

    6. 6.Reports

    7. 7.Proof of documents and evidence

    8. 8.Declarations by United Kingdom courts

    9. 9.Suspension of court's powers in cases of wrongful removal

    10. 10.Rules of court

    11. 11.Cost of applications

  3. PART II Recognition and Enforcement of Custody Decisions

    1. 12.The European Convention

    2. 13.Contracting States

    3. 14.Central Authorities

    4. 15.Recognition of decisions

    5. 16.Registration of decisions

    6. 17.Variation and revocation of registered decisions

    7. 18.Enforcement of decisions

    8. 19.Interim powers

    9. 20.Suspension of court's powers

    10. 21.Reports

    11. 22.Proof of documents and evidence

    12. 23.Decisions of United Kingdom courts

    13. 24.Rules of court

  4. PART III Supplementary

    1. 25.Termination of existing custody orders, etc.

    2. 26.Expenses

    3. 27.Interpretation

    4. 28.Application as respects British Islands and colonies

    5. 29.Short title, commencement and extent

  5. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

      1. CHAPTER 1 Scope of the Convention

        1. Article 3

        2. Article 4

        3. Article 5

      2. CHAPTER II Central Authorities

        1. Article 7

      3. CHAPTER III Return of Children

        1. Article 8

        2. Article 9

        3. Article 10

        4. Article 11

        5. Article 12

        6. Article 13

        7. Article 14

        8. Article 15

        9. Article 16

        10. Article 17

        11. Article 18

        12. Article 19

      4. CHAPTER IV Rights of Access

        1. Article 21

      5. CHAPTER V General Provisions

        1. Article 22

        2. Article 24

        3. Article 26

        4. Article 27

        5. Article 28

        6. Article 29

        7. Article 30

        8. Article 31

        9. Article 32

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Concerning Custody of Children

      1. Article 1

      2. Article 4

      3. Article 5

      4. Article 7

      5. Article 9

      6. Article 10

      7. Article 11

      8. Article 12

      9. Article 13

      10. Article 15

      11. Article 26

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      CUSTODY ORDERS

      1. PART I England and Wales

        1. 1.(1) An order made by a court in England and...

        2. 2.An order made by the High Court in the exercise...

        3. 3.An order made by the Secretary of State under section...

        4. 4.An authorisation given by the Secretary of State under section...

      2. PART II Scotland

        1. 5.An order made by a court of civil jurisdiction in...

        2. 6.A supervision requirement or other order made by a children's...

        3. 7.An order made by the Secretary of State under section...

      3. PART III Northern Ireland

        1. 8.An order made by a court in Northern Ireland under...

        2. 9.An order made by the High Court in the exercise...

        3. 10.An order made by the Secretary of State under section...

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