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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14U.K. Transitionals and Savings

Orders for access to children in compulsory careE+W+N.I.

18(1)This paragraph applies to any access order—E+W+N.I.

(a)made under section 12C of the Child Care Act 1980 (access orders with respect to children in care of local authorities); and

(b)in force immediately before the commencement of Part IV.

(2)On and after the commencement of Part IV, the access order shall have effect as an order made under section 34 in favour of the person named in the order.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 14 para. 18 wholly in force at 14.10.1991 see s. 108(2)(3) and S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)

[F118A(1)This paragraph applies to any decision of a local authority to terminate arrangements for access or to refuse to make such arrangements—E+W

(a)of which notice has been given under, and in accordance with, section 12B of the Child Care Act 1980 (termination of access); and

(b)which is in force immediately before the commencement of Part IV.

(2)On and after the commencement of Part IV, a decision to which this paragraph applies shall have effect as a court order made under section 34(4) authorising the local authority to refuse to allow contact between the child and the person to whom notice was given under section 12B of the Child Care Act 1980.]

Textual Amendments

19(1)This paragraph applies where, immediately before the commencement of Part IV, an access order made under section 12C of the Act of 1980 was suspended by virtue of an order made under section 12E of that Act (suspension of access orders in emergencies).E+W

(2)The suspending order shall continue to have effect as if this Act had not been passed.

(3)If—

(a)before the commencement of Part IV; and

(b)during the period for which the operation of the access order is suspended,

the local authority concerned made an application for its variation or discharge to an appropriate [F2youth court], its operation shall be suspended until the date on which the application to vary or discharge it is determined or abandoned.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 14 para. 19 wholly in force at 14.10.1991 see s. 108(2)(3) and S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)