Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986

The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49)

9 (1) In section 16(11) (assumption of parental rights by local authority), for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—

“(c) a tutor or curator to the child is appointed under the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 ; or”.

(2) In section 18(4) (duration and recission of resolutions under section 16), for the words from " section " to " 1925 " there shall be substituted the words " the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 " and for the word " guardian " there shall be substituted the words " tutor or curator ".

(3) In section 81(2) (decrees for aliment)—

(a) for the words from the beginning to " in force " there shall be substituted the words " Where a decree for aliment of a maintainable child is in force ",

(b) for the word " father " there shall be substituted the words " person liable under the decree ", and

(c) the words " for aliment " where those words second occur shall be omitted.

(4) In section 81(4)(b), for the words " father of a child " there shall be substituted the words " person liable to pay aliment for a child under a decree ", and for the words " the father " where those words second occur there shall be substituted the words " that person ".

(5) In section 88(3) (duty of parents to notify change of address), for the word " father " there shall be substituted the word " person ".

(6) In section 94(1) (interpretation), in the definition of " guardian ", for the words " the guardian " there shall be substituted the words " the tutor, curator or guardian , and for the word " charge " there shall be substituted the words " custody or charge ".