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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/section/24A</dc:identifier><dc:title>Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to enable the United Kingdom to ratify two international Conventions relating respectively to the civil aspects of international child abduction and to the recognition and enforcement of custody decisions.</dc:description><dc:date>1985-07-25</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2021-10-08</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2020-12-31</dct:valid>
					
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RestrictStartDate="2005-12-05"><Title><Addition ChangeId="d30p954" CommentaryRef="c947451"> Power to order disclosure of child’s whereabouts.</Addition></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/section/24A" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/section/24A" id="section-24A"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c947452"/><Addition ChangeId="d30p954" CommentaryRef="c947451">24A</Addition></Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/section/24A/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/section/24A/1" id="section-24A-1"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d30p954" CommentaryRef="c947451">1</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d30p954" CommentaryRef="c947451">Where—</Addition></Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/section/24A/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/section/24A/1/a" id="section-24A-1-a"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d30p954" CommentaryRef="c947451">a</Addition></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d30p954" CommentaryRef="c947451">in proceedings for the return of a child under Part I of this Act; or</Addition></Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/section/24A/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/section/24A/1/b" id="section-24A-1-b"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d30p954" CommentaryRef="c947451">b</Addition></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d30p954" CommentaryRef="c947451">on an application for the recognition, registration or enforcement of a decision in respect of a child under Part II of this Act,</Addition></Text></P3para></P3><Text><Addition ChangeId="d30p954" CommentaryRef="c947451">there is not available to the court adequate information as to where the child is, the court may order any person who it has reason to believe may have relevant information to disclose it to the court.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/section/24A/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/section/24A/2" id="section-24A-2"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d30p954" CommentaryRef="c947451">2</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d30p954" CommentaryRef="c947451">A person shall not be excused from complying with an order under subsection (1) above by reason that to do so may incriminate him or his spouse</Addition><Addition ChangeId="d30p954" CommentaryRef="c947451"><Addition ChangeId="key-2ed4514deaa60e6566140a543af3910a-1460388413451" CommentaryRef="key-2ed4514deaa60e6566140a543af3910a">or civil partner</Addition></Addition><Addition ChangeId="d30p954" CommentaryRef="c947451"> of an offence; but a statement or admission made in compliance with such an order shall not be admissible in evidence against either of them in proceedings for any offence other than perjury.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c947451" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 24A inserted by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/55" id="c00289" Year="1986" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="55" Title="Family Law Act 1986">Family Law Act 1986 (c. 55, SIF 49:9, 10)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00290" CitationRef="c00289" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/55/section/67/4" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-67-4">s. 67(4)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c947452" Type="C"><Para><Text>S. 24A applied (with modifications) (1.3.1997) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/3156" id="c00292" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="3156">S.I. 1996/3156</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00293" CitationRef="c00292" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/3156/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00294" CitationRef="c00292" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/3156/schedule" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para><Para><Text>S. 24A applied (with modifications) (2.12.1997) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/2574" id="c00296" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1997" Number="2574">S.I. 1997/2574</Citation> art. 2, Sch.</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-2ed4514deaa60e6566140a543af3910a" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="c4igp68v2-00006" SectionRef="section-24A-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/60/section/24A/2">s. 24A(2)</CitationSubRef> inserted (5.12.2005) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/33" id="c4igp68v2-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2004" Number="33" Title="Civil Partnership Act 2004">Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c4igp68v2-00008" CitationRef="c4igp68v2-00007" SectionRef="section-263-10-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/33/section/263/10/b">s. 263(10)(b)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c4igp68v2-00009" CitationRef="c4igp68v2-00007" SectionRef="schedule-27-paragraph-110" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/27/paragraph/110" Operative="true">Sch. 27 para. 110</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3175" id="c4igp68v2-00010" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="3175" Title="The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2005">S.I. 2005/3175</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c4igp68v2-00011" CitationRef="c4igp68v2-00010" SectionRef="article-2-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3175/article/2/2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>