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Guardianship of Minors Act 1971 in Scotland

1971 c. 3 · Enacted 17 February 1971 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the guardianship and custody of minors.

[17th February 1971]C1C2

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Textual amendments

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Act repealed (EW NI) (14.10.1991) by Childrens Act 1989 (c. 41 , SIF20), s.108(7), Sch.15;SI 1991/828, art.3(2)

Modifications

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Act amended by Guardianship Act 1973 (c. 29), s. 7

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This Act has not been revised to 1.2.1991. It was repealed (E.W.NI) with effect from 14.10.1991 by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(7), Sch. 15. It is available as last published in Statutes in Force (revised to 1.3.1987)

Contents

  1. Supplementary
  2. 18Consequential amendments, repeals and savings.
  3. Schedule 1
  4. Consequential Amendments

18Consequential amendments, repeals and savings.

C1(1)

The enactments specified in Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified, being amendments consequential on this Act.

(2)

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(3)

Any application, order or other thing made, done or having effect under or for the purposes of an enactment repealed by this Act and pending or in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been made or done under or for the purposes of the corresponding enactment in this Act; and any proceeding or other thing begun under any enactment so repealed may be continued under this Act as if begun thereunder.

(4)

So much of any document as refers expressly or by implication to any enactment repealed by this Act shall, if and so far as the nature of the subject-matter of the document permits, be construed as referring to this Act or the corresponding enactment therein, as the case may require.

(5)

Nothing in this section shall be taken as prejudicing the general application of section 38 of the M1Interpretation Act 1889 with regard to the effect of repeals.

Consequential AmendmentsE1F1 S

The Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1938 (1 & 2 Geo. 6 c. 63).In section 15(4)(d) for the words “section ten of the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1886” there shall be substituted the words “section 16(1) and (2) of the Guardianship of Minors Act 1971”.
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The Marriage Act 1949 (12 & 13 Geo. 6. c. 76).In Schedule 2 for the words “section four of the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1925” there shall be substituted the words “section 3 or 5 of the Guardianship of Minors Act 1971”.
The Maintenance Orders Act 1950 (14 Geo. 6 c. 37).In section 15(1) after the words “this Part of this Act” there shall be inserted the words “or section 15 of the Guardianship of Minors Act 1971”.

In section 16(2) for paragraph (a)(iii) there shall be substituted—

“(iii) section 9(2), 10(1) or 12(2) of the Guardianship of Minors Act 1971;”

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The Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (14 & 15 Geo. 6 c. 65).In section 2(1)(d for the words “subsection (2) of section three or subsection (4) of section five of the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1925” there shall be substituted the words “section 9(2), 10(1) or 12(2) of the Guardianship of Minors Act 1971”.
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The Maintenance Orders Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 39).

In section 21(1), in the definition of “maintenance order”, for paragraph (a)(iii) there shall be substituted:—

“(iii) section 9(2), 10(1), 11 or 12(2) of the Guardianship of Minors Act 1971;”.

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The County Courts Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2 c. 22).In section 205(5)(d) for the words “section ten of the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1886” there shall be substituted the words “section 16(1) and (2) of the Guardianship of Minors Act 1971”.
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