SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 12Minor Amendments
The Army Act 1955 (c. 18)
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In section 151 of the Army Act 1955 (deductions from pay for maintenance of wife or child), in subsection (1A)(a) for the words “in the care of a local authority in England or Wales” there shall be substituted “being looked after by a local authority in England or Wales (within the meaning of the Children Act 1989)”.
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1
Schedule 5A to that Act (powers of court on trial of civilian) shall be amended as follows.
2
For paragraphs 7(3) and (4) there shall be substituted—
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While an authorisation under a reception order is in force the order shall (subject to sub-paragraph (4) below) be deemed to be a care order for the purposes of the Children Act 1989, and the authorised authority shall be deemed to be the authority designated in that deemed care order.
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In sub-paragraph (3) above “care order” means a care order which is not an interim care order under section 38 of the Children Act 1989.
4
The Children Act 1989 shall apply to a reception order which is deemed to be a care order by virtue of sub-paragraph (3) above as if sections 31(8) (designated local authority), 91 (duration of care order etc.) and 101 (effect of orders as between different jurisdictions) were omitted.
3
In sub-paragraph (5)(c) for the words from “attains” to the end there shall be substituted “attains 18 years of age”.
4
In paragraph 8(1) for the words “Children and Young Persons Act 1969” there shall be substituted “Children Act 1989”.