# Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, Paragraph 42


In section 116(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983 (visiting of patients who are children) for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted—
“(a) a child or young person—
(i) who is in the care of a local authority by virtue of a care order within the meaning of the Children Act 1989, or
(ii) in respect of whom the rights and powers of a parent are vested in a local authority by virtue of section 16 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/schedule/16/paragraph/42 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-and-legal-services-act-1990/schedule-16/paragraph-42
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