http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/42/part/IIFamily Law Reform Act 1987An Act to reform the law relating to the consequences of birth outside marriage; to make further provision with respect to the rights and duties of parents and the determination of parentage; and for connected purposes.1987-05-15texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-05-14Expert Participation2019-12-02 Part II21In the following enactments, namely—a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .bsection 6 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969;cthe Guardianship of Minors Act 1971 (in this Act referred to as “the 1971 Act”);dPart I of the Guardianship Act 1973 (in this Act referred to as “the 1973 Act”);ePart II of the Children Act 1975;fthe Child Care Act 1980 except Part I and sections 13, 24, 64 and 65;g. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .references (however expressed) to any relationship between two persons shall be construed in accordance with section 1 above.2In subsection (7) of section 1 of the 1973 Act (equality of parental rights) for the words from “or be taken” to the end there shall be substituted the words “ and nothing in subsection (1) above shall be taken as applying in relation to a child whose father and mother were not married to each other at the time of his birth ”.3456781. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2In section 8 of the Child Care Act 1980 (application of Part I to children subject to orders of court), for subsection (2) there shall be substituted the following subsections—2Subject to subsection (3) below, where an order of any court is in force giving the right to the actual custody of a child to any person, the provisions of this Part of this Act shall have effect in relation to the child as if for references to the parents or guardians of the child or to a parent or guardian of his there were substituted references to that person.3Where, in the case of a child whose father and mother were not married to each other at the time of his birth, an order is in force under section 4 of the Family Law Reform Act 1987 by virtue of which actual custody is shared between the mother and the father, both the mother and the father shall be treated as parents of the child for the purposes of the provisions of this Part.4In this section “actual custody”, in relation to a child, means actual possession of his person.3In section 13 of that Act (penalty for assisting children in care to run away etc.), for subsection (4) there shall be substituted the following subsection—4Subsections (2) and (3) of section 8 of this Act shall apply for the purposes of this section as they apply for the purposes of the provisions of Part I of this Act.4In section 24 of that Act (emigration of children), after subsection (4) there shall be inserted the following subsection—4ASubsection (2) and (3) of section 8 of this Act shall apply for the purposes of the provisions of Part I of this Act.5At the end of section 64 of that Act (transfer of parental rights and duties to voluntary organisations) there shall be added the following subsection—8Subsections (2) and (3) of section 8 of this Act shall apply for the purposes of this section and section 65 of this Act as they apply for the purposes of the provisions of Part I of this Act.91011121314151617The Affiliation Proceedings Act 1957 (the provisions of which are superseded by this Part) shall cease to have effect.1969 c. 36. 1971 c. 3. S. 2(1)(g) repealed (01.07.1992) by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), ss. 3, 7(2), Sch. 1 (subject as mentioned (06.03.1992) in Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), s. 118(5)(7) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))).S. 3 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch.15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)Ss. 4–7 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch.15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)S.4 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch. 15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)S. 5 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch. 15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)S. 6 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch. 15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)S. 7 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch. 15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)S. 8(1) repealed (30.9.1998) by 1998 c. 37, s. 120(2), Sch. 10; S.I. 1998/2327, art. 2(1)(aa)(3)(q)1980 c. 5S. 9 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch. 15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)Ss. 10-11 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch.15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)S. 10 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), S. 108, Sch.15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)S. 11 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch. 15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)S. 12-14 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch.15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)S. 12 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20) s. 108 Sch.15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I 1991/828, art. 3(2)S. 13 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch.15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I 1991/828, art. 3(2)S. 14 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch. 15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)S. 15-16 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch.15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)S. 15 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch.15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)S. 16 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch.15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)1957 c. 55. S. 2(1)(a) repealed (6.4.2009 except in relation to local authorities in W. except in relation to local authorities in W., 6.4.2009 for W.) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), s. 170(3)(4), Sch. 15 Pt. 5 (with Sch. 13); S.I. 2009/462, art. 4(c); S.I. 2009/631, art. 2(c); S.I. 2009/462, art. 4(c); S.I. 2009/631, art. 2(c)