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Paragraph 58

In section 69—

(a)

in subsection (1), at the end there are added the following words— “ ; and a court, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the child is within any premises, may grant a search warrant authorising a constable to search those premises for the child.”.

(b)

for subsection (5) there is substituted—

“(5)

In this and the next following section any reference—

(a)

to a child absconding includes a reference to his being unlawfully taken away;

(b)

to a child absconding from a place or from the control of a person includes a reference to his absconding while being taken to, or awaiting being taken to, that place or that person as the case may be.”.

Notes on Schedule 3

Modifications

C1

The text of Sch. 3 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.