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Part 4 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 (c. 37)
Sections 22(2) to (5A) and (8), 26(2) to (4), 43, 45, 47 and 48 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (c. 29)
Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1958 (c. 33)
Section 11 of the Matrimonial Proceedings (Children) Act 1958 (c. 40)
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49)
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 as read with sections 1 and 2(1) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (c. 44) and the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)
Children Act 1975 (c. 72)
Sections 21 to 23 of the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41)
Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 56)
Sections 38(b) and 235 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26)
Part 2 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36)
Section 51 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46)
Section 10 of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 4)
Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13)
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