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Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. II (Ss. 33–55) modified (E.W.) by Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (c. 22, SIF 49:3), ss. 8(3), 12, Sch. 1
C2Pt II (Ss. 33–55) amended (E.W.) by Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c. 42, SIF 49:7), s. 2(1)(e)
A court in which an application for custody of a child is pending may—
(a)on the application of a person from whose [F1care and possession] the child has been removed in breach of section 51, order the person who has so removed the child to return the child to the applicant;
(b)on the application of a person who has reasonable grounds for believing that another person is intending to remove the child from the applicant’s [F1care and possession] in breach of section 51, by order direct that other person not to remove the child from the applicant’s [F1care and possession] in breach of that section.
Textual Amendments