# Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, 

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

(1) For refugee children and children who, due to disturbances occurring in their country, are internationally displaced, the authorities of the Contracting State on the territory of which these children are present as a result of their displacement have the jurisdiction provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 5.
(2) The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply to children whose habitual residence cannot be established.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/27/schedule/3D/part/chapter/II/crossheading/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-act-1982/schedule-3D/part/chapter-II/crossheading-2
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