Guardianship Act 1973

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I England and Wales

   1. 1. Equality of parental rights

   2. 2. Jurisdiction and orders on applications under s. 9 of Guardianship of Minors Act 1971

   3. 3. Additional provisions as to supervision orders

   4. 4. Additional provisions as to order committing care of minor to local authority

   5. 5. Additional provisions as to interim orders

   6. 6. Evidence on applications under s. 9 of Guardianship of Minors Act 1971

   7. 7. Powers of guardians

   8. 8. Amendment of Matrimonial Proceedings (Magistrates' Courts) Act 1960 s. 4(2)

   9. 9. Consequential amendments, and repeals

3. PART II Scotland

   1. 10. Equality of parental rights

   2. 11. Jurisdiction and orders relating to care and custody of children

   3. 12. Provisions supplementary to section 11

   4. 13. Interpretation of Part II

   5. 14. Consequential amendments

4. PART III General

   1. 15. Short title, citation, extent and commencement

5. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Provisions Substituted for Sexual Offences Act 1956 s. 38

      1. 1. On a person's conviction of an offence under section 10...

      2. 2. An order divesting a person of authority over a girl...

      3. 3. An order under this section may appoint a person to...

      4. 4. An order under this section may be varied from time...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Amendments of Guardianship of Minors Act 1971 ss. 9, 13, and 16, and Amended Text of s. 9 and s. 15(3)—(6)

      1. PART I Amendments

         1. 1. (1) Section 9 of the Guardianship of Minors Act 1971...

         2. 2. In section 13(1) of the Guardianship of Minors Act 1971...

         3. 3. (1) Section 15 of the Guardianship of Minors Act 1971...

         4. 4. At the end of section 16 of the Guardianship of...

      2. PART II Text of s. 9 and s. 15(3) to (6), as Amended

         1. Section 9, as amended

         2. Section 15(3) to (6), as amended

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Repeals under Part I of this Act

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Amendments of Guardianship of Infants Act 1925 s. 3, and of Maintenance Orders Act 1950 s. 7, and texts as amended

      1. PART I

         1. Guardianship of Infants Act 1925, S. 3

            1. 1. (1) Section 3 of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1925...

         2. Maintenance Orders Act 1950, s. 7

            1. 2. In section 7 of the Maintenance Orders Act 1950 there...

      2. PART II Texts of s. 3 and s. 7 as amended

         1. Guardianship of Infants Act 1925, s. 3, as amended

         2. Maintenance Orders Act 1950, s. 7, as amended

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      Consequential Amendments Relating to Scotland

      1. 1. In section 5 of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1886,...

      2. 2. In section 8 of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1925,...

      3. 3. In section 2(1) of the Illegitimate Children (Scotland) Act 1930,...

      4. 4. In section 16(2)(b) of the Maintenance Orders Act 1950, after...

      5. 5. In section 8(1)(d) of the Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection...

      6. 6. In section 8(1)(d) of the aw Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland)...

      7. 7. In section 2(2) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968,...