# Children Act 1989, Paragraph 63

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In section 1 (orders to which Part I of the Act of 1986 applies), in subsection (1)—
(a) for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted—
“(a) a section 8 order made by a court in England and Wales under the Children Act 1989, other than an order varying or discharging such an order”; and
(b) for paragraph (d) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—
“(d) an order made by a court in England and Wales in the exercise of the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court with respect to children—
(i) so far as it gives care of a child to any person or provides for contact with, or the education of, a child; but
(ii) excluding an order varying or revoking such an order;
(e) an order made by the High Court in Northern Ireland in the exercise of its jurisdiction relating to wardship—
(i) so far as it gives care and control of a child to any person or provides for the education of or access to a child; but
(ii) excluding an order relating to a child of whom care or care and control is (immediately after the making of the order) vested in the Department of Health and Social Services or a Health and Social Services Board.”
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(3) For subsections (3) to (5) of that section there shall be substituted—
“(3) In this Part, “Part I order”—
(a) includes any order which would have been a custody order by virtue of this section in any form in which it was in force at any time before its amendment by the Children Act 1989; and
(b) (subject to sections 32 and 40 of this Act) excludes any order which would have been excluded from being a custody order by virtue of this section in any such form.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/schedule/13/paragraph/63 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1989/schedule-13/paragraph-63
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