{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-13.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1995/755",
  "legislation_title": "The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-northern-ireland-order-1995",
  "path": "article/13",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Change of child's name or removal from jurisdiction",
  "text": "(1) Where a residence order is in force with respect to a child, no person shall—\n(a) cause the child to be known by a new surname; or\n(b) remove him from the United Kingdom;\nwithout either the written consent of every person who has parental responsibility for the child or the leave of the court.\n(2) Paragraph (1)(b) shall not prevent the removal of a child, for a period of less than one month, by the person in whose favour the residence order is made.\n(3) In making a residence order with respect to a child the court may grant the leave required by paragraph (1)(b), either generally or for specified purposes.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words repealed",
      "affecting": "nia/2022/18",
      "affecting_title": "Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1995/755/article/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:44:31.848331+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."
}