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Section 118 Duration of residence ordersI1I2

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Children Order has effect in relation to a child who is looked after by an authority (within the meaning of that Order) as follows.

(2)

Article 9(6) (restrictions on making Article 8 orders) has effect as if for the words from the beginning to “Article 8 order” there were substituted “No court shall make a specific issue order, contact order or prohibited steps order”.

(3)

Article 179(10) (duration of Article 8 orders), has effect as if after “Article 8 order” there were inserted “other than a residence order”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 118 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 160(1)

I2

S. 118 in operation at 1.4.2024 by S.R. 2024/30, art. 2(1)(b)