Paragraph 9

Scotland

(1)

In section 16(11) (assumption of parental rights by local authority), for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—

“(c)
a tutor or curator to the child is appointed under the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986; or”.

(2)

In section 18(4) (duration and recission of resolutions under section 16), for the words from “section” to “1925” there shall be substituted the words “ the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 ”F1 . . .

(3)

In section 81(2) (decrees for aliment)—

(a)

for the words from the beginning to “in force” there shall be substituted the words “ Where a decree for aliment of a maintainable child is in force ”,

(b)

for the word “father” there shall be substituted the words “ person liable under the decree ”, and

(c)

the words “for aliment” where those words second occur shall be omitted.

(4)

In section 81(4)(b), for the words “father of a child” there shall be substituted the words “ person liable to pay aliment for a child under a decree ”, and for the words “the father” where those words second occur there shall be substituted the words “ that person ”.

(5)

In section 88(3) (duty of parents to notify change of address), for the word “father” there shall be substituted the word “ person ”.

(6)

In section 94(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “guardian”, . . . for the word “charge” there shall be substituted the words “ custody or charge ”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 1 para. 9(2) and (6) repealed by Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 50, SIF 49:8), s. 10(2), Sch.2 (with s. 1(3)).