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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-abduction-and-custody-act-1985/section-18",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/60",
  "legislation_title": "Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-abduction-and-custody-act-1985",
  "path": "section/18",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Enforcement of decisions.",
  "text": "Where a decision relating to custody has been registered under section 16 above, the court in which it is registered shall have the same powers for the purpose of enforcing the decision as if it had been made by that court; and proceedings for or with respect to enforcement may be taken accordingly.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 18 applied (with modifications) (1.3.1997) by S.I. 1996/3156, art. 2, Sch.S. 18 applied (with modifications) (2.12.1997) by S.I. 1997/2574 art. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/section/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:59:55.041541+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}