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Guardianship of Minors Act 1971
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14Application of Act to illegitimate children
(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, subsection (1) of section 9 of this Act shall apply in relation to a minor who is illegitimate as it applies in relation to a minor who is legitimate, and references in that subsection, and in any other provision of this Act so far as it relates to proceedings under that subsection, to the father or mother or parent of a minor shall be construed accordingly.
(2)No order shall be made by virtue of subsection (1) of this section under subsection (2) of the said section 9.
(3)For the purposes of sections 3, 4, 5 and 10 of this Act, a person being the natural father of an illegitimate child and being entitled to his custody by virtue of an order in force under section 9 of this Act, as applied by this section, shall be treated as if he were the lawful father of the minor; but any appointment of a guardian made by virtue of this subsection under section 4(1) of this Act shall be of no effect unless the appointor is entitled to the custody of the minor as aforesaid immediately before his death.
(4)No order shall be made under section 12(2) of this Act requiring any person to pay any sum towards the maintenance of an illegitimate child of that person.
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