Section 52

England and Wales

1)—(3)

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X1(4)

Section 37 of the M1 Adoption Act 1958 (which defines “ protected child” for the purposes of Part IV of that Act) shall have effect subject to the following modifications:—

(a)

in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) (which refers to arrangements for placing a child in the care of a person who is not a parent, guardian or relative of his) after the words “ relative of his” there shall be inserted the words “ but who proposes to adopt him” ;

(b)

in subsection (1) (which among other matters excludes a foster child from the definition of “ a protected child”) the words “ but is not a foster child within the meaning of Part I of the Children Act 1958” shall be omitted ; and

(c)

in subsection (2) (which excludes certain children from the definition of protected child, including children only temporarily in the care and possession of a person under such arrangements as are referred to in subsection (1)(a) of that section) the words from “ by reason” to “ that subsection, nor” shall be omitted.

(5)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Ss. 51, 52(1)–(3) repealed by Foster Children Act 1980 (c. 6, SIF 20), Sch. 3
F2: Ss. 52(5), 53–55 repealed by Foster Children Act 1980 (c. 6, SIF 20), Sch. 3

Marginal citations

M1: 1958 c. 5. (7 & 8 Eliz. 2.)

Editorial notes

X1: The text of s. 52(4) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.