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Section 5 Sections 3 and 4: consequential amendmentsI1

United Kingdom Not yet in force

(1)

The Children Act 1989 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (8) .

(2)

In section 8(3), after “10A” insert “, 10C or 10E”.

(3)

In section 9(1), (6A) and (8) (as amended or inserted by section 18 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024), after “10A” insert “, 10C or 10E”.

(4)

In section 10A (inserted by section 18 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024)—

(a)

for the heading substitute “Duty to make prohibited steps order where one parent kills another”;

(b)

after subsection (9) insert—

“(10)

A reference in this Act to an order under this section includes, so far as the context permits, an order varying or discharging it.”

(5)

In section 10B, in subsection (2), after “made” insert “(if any)”.

(6)

In section 33(3A) (inserted by section 18 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024)—

(a)

after “10A” insert “, 10C or 10E”;

(b)

for “parent”, in both places it occurs, substitute “person”.

(7)

In section 91—

(a)

in subsection (2), after “10A” (inserted by section 18 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024) insert “, 10C or 10E”;

(b)

after subsection (14) insert—

“(14A)

The reference in subsection (14) and section 91A(5)(a)(iii) to the disposal of an application includes an application under the following provisions—

(8)

In section 104(3AZA) (inserted by section 18 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024), for “section 10B(6)” substitute—

(9)

In section 50(2A) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (inserted by section 18 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024), after “10A” insert “, 10C or 10E”.

(10)

In section 379 of the Sentencing Code (other behaviour orders etc), after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)

See sections 10A, 10C and 10E of the Children Act 1989 for circumstances in which the Crown Court may be required to make a prohibited steps order when dealing with an offender.”

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 18(1)