Paragraph 3

England and Wales

(1)

Section 15 of the Guardianship of Minors Act 1971 is to be amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (4) below.

(2)

In subsection 15(4) there shall be substituted—

(a)

for the words “to the mother” where they first occur, the words “to a person resident in England or Wales”; and

(b)

for the words “requiring the father to make payments to the mother” the words “requiring payments to be made”; and

(c)

for the words “the father”, where they last occur, the words “one parent” and for the words “the mother”, in the last two places where they occur, the words “the other parent”.

(3)

In section 15(5) the words “in the case of proceedings by the mother” shall be omitted, and for the words “requiring the father to make payments to the mother” there shall be substituted the words “requiring payments to be made”.

(4)

In section 15(6) for the words “a woman” there shall be substituted the words “a person”, and for the words “that subsection” there shall be substituted the words “that section”.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (1.11.1996) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(5), Sch. 5 (with s. 103(1)); S.I. 1996/2203, art. 3(3), Sch. Table

Notes on Schedule 2

Modifications

C1: The text of Sch. 2 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991. This provision has been amended by Children Act 1975 (c. 72), s. 108(1)(a), Sch. 3 para. 75(1)(b)(c); Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (c. 22), ss. 36(2), 41(2), 47(1); Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (c. 55), s. 71, Sch. 2 para. 16. Parts of this provision have been repealed by Children Act 1975 (c. 72), s. 108(1)(a), Sch. 3 para. 75(1)(b)(c); Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (c. 22), s. 89, Sch. 3; Family Law Act 1986 (c. 55), s. 68(1)(2), Sch. 1 para. 16(d)(e), Sch. 2