# Children Act 1989, Paragraph 3


Where, immediately before the day on which Parts I and II come into force, there was in force—
(a) a declaration under section 42(3) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (declaration by court that party to marriage unfit to have custody of children of family); or
(b) an order under section 38(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 divesting a person of authority over a girl or boy in a case of incest;
the declaration or, as the case may be, the order shall cease to have effect on that day.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/schedule/14/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1989/schedule-14/paragraph-3
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