# The Magistrates' Courts (Child Abduction and Custody) Rules 1986, Article 9: Application for declaration of unlawful removal of a child


An application to a magistrates' court under section 23(2) of the 1985 Act (declaration that the removal of a child from the United Kingdom has been unlawful) may be made orally or in writing in the course of the custody proceedings (as defined in section 27 of that Act).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1141/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-child-abduction-and-custody-rules-1986/article-9
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