SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 Minor and Consequential Amendments
The Children Act 1975 (c. 27)
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1
In section 47(2) (granting of custody)—
a
for the words from the beginning to “1930” there shall be substituted the words “
Notwithstanding the generality of section 3(1) of the Law Reform (Parent and Child)
(Scotland) Act 1986
”
; and
b
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1
2
In section 49(1)
(notice to local authority of certain custody applications), for the words “a relative, step-parent or foster parent” there shall be substituted the words “
not a parent
”
.
3
In section 55(1)
(interpretation and extent of sections 47 to 55), at the end there shall be added the words “
and ”relative’ means a grand-parent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt, whether of the full blood or half blood or by affinity
”
.
4
In section 55(2), at the end there shall be added the words “
and shall be construed in accordance with section 1(1) of the Law Reform (Parent and Child)
(Scotland) Act 1986
”
.