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

14 (1) In section 47(2) (granting of custody)—

(a) for the words from the beginning to " 1930 " there shall be substituted the words " Notwithstanding the generality of section 3(1) of the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 "; and

(b) after the words " a parent " in each place where they occur there shall be inserted the words " , tutor, curator ".

(2) In section 49(1) (notice to local authority of certain custody applications), for the words " a relative, step-parent or foster parent" there shall be substituted the words " not a parent ".

(3) In section 55(1) (interpretation and extent of sections 47 to 55), at the end there shall be added the words " and ' relative' means a grand-parent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt, whether of the full blood or half blood or by affinity ".

(4) In section 55(2), at the end there shall be added the words " and shall be construed in accordance with section 1(1) of the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 ".