Child Care Act 1980

Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960 (c. 61)

15 In section 10(1)(a) of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960—

(a) in sub-paragraph (ii) for the words " section 24 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 " there shall be substituted the words " section 10 of the Child Care Act 1980 ; "

(b) for sub-paragraph (iii) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(iii) section 3 of the Child Care Act 1980 (which relates to the assumption by a local authority of parental rights and duties in relation to a child in their care);”.

16 In section 46 of the said Act of 1960—

(a) in paragraph (b) for the words " section 24 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 " there shall be substituted the words " section 10 of the Child Care Act 1980 ";

(b) in paragraph (d) for the words " Children Act 1948 " there shall be substituted the words " Child Care Act 1980 ";

(c) for the words " subsection (2) of the said section 3 " there shall be substituted the words " subsection (1) of the said section 3 ".