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Child Care Act 1980

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91Short title and extent

(1)This Act may be cited as the Child Care Act 1980.

(2)Except for the following provisions, that is to say—

(a)section 2(4) and (5),

(b)section 16(1), (4) and (5).

(c)section 89(2) and paragraphs 2 to 4, 9 to 11, 13, 15, 16, 21 and 22 of Schedule 5,

(d)section 89(3) and Schedule 6 so far as they relate to—

  • the [1949 c. 98.] Adoption of Children Act 1949,

  • the [1950 c. 37.] Maintenance Orders Act 1950,

  • paragraph 38 of Schedule 3 to the [1963 c. 37.] Children and Young Persons Act 1963,

  • the entry relating to the [1948 c. 43.] Children Act 1948 in Schedule 3 to the [1967 c. 80.] Criminal Justice Act 1967,

  • the [1968 c. 46.] Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, and section 32(1) of the [1969 c. 54.] Children and Young Persons Act 1969,

(e)section 90(1), and

(f)this section,

this Act does not extend to Scotland.

(3)Except for the following provisions, that is to say—

(a)section 16,

(b)section 89(2) and paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 5,

(c)section 89(3) and Schedule 6 so far as they relate to—

  • the Maintenance Orders Act 1950, and

  • section 32(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969,

(d)section 90(1), and

(e)this section,

this Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

(4)Section 16(1) and (5) of this Act and this section extend to the Channel Islands.

(5)It is hereby declared that the provisions of section 87 of this Act extend to each of the countries aforesaid so far as appropriate for the purposes of any other provision of this Act which extends to the country in question.

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