# The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, Paragraph 3


Where, immediately before the commencement of Parts II and III, there was in force—
(a) a declaration under Article 45(3) of the Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (declaration by court that party to marriage unfit to have custody of children of family); or
(b) an order under section 12 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 or section 1(4) of the Punishment of Incest Act 1908 divesting a person of authority over a girl;
the declaration or, as the case may be, the order shall cease to have effect on the commencement of those Parts.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1995/755/schedule/8/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-northern-ireland-order-1995/schedule-8/paragraph-3
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