Guardianship of Minors Act 1971

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Guardianship of Minors Act 1971[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the guardianship and custody of minors.
Citation1971 c. 3
Territorial extent England and Wales[b]
Dates
Royal assent17 February 1971
Commencement17 March 1971[c]
Repealed14 October 1991[d]
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Repealed byChildren Act 1989
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Guardianship of Minors Act 1971 (c. 3) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to the guardianship and custody of minors in England and Wales.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 18(2) of the act repealed 12 enactments, listed in schedule 2 to the act.[2]

Enactments repealed by section 18(2)
Citation Short title Extent of repeal
49 & 50 Vict. c. 27 Guardianship of Infants Act 1886 The whole act.
15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 45 Guardianship of Infants Act 1925 The whole act.
18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 26 Administration of Justice Act 1928 Section 16.
22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 46 Children and Young Persons Act 1932 Section 79.
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 43 Children Act 1948 Sections 50 and 53.
14 Geo. 6. c. 37 Maintenance Orders Act 1950 In section 2, subsections (1) and (2), and in subsection (3) the words "section five of the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1886. or ".
14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 56 Guardianship and Maintenance of Infants Act 1951 The whole act.
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 73 Legitimacy Act 1959 Section 3.
1963 c. 37 Children and Young Persons Act 1963 Section 50.
1967 c. 80 Criminal Justice Act 1967 In Schedule 3 the entry relating to the Guardianship of Infants Act 1925.
1969 c. 46 Family Law Reform Act 1969 Section 4.
In section 28(4)(c) the words "4(5) and ".
1970 c. 31 Administration of Justice Act 1970 Section 49.
Schedule 11 so far as it relates to sections 6, 9 and 10 of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1886.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 108(7) of, and schedule 15 to, the Children Act 1989, which came into force on 14 October 1991.[3]

Notes

  1. Section 20(1).
  2. Section 20(4).
  3. Section 20(5).
  4. The Children Act 1989 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991 (SI 1991/828).

References

  1. Hall, J. C. (1972). "The Waning of Parental Rights". The Cambridge Law Journal. 31 (1): 248–265. JSTOR 4505606.
  2. "Guardianship of Minors Act 1971", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1971 c. 3
  3. "Children Act 1989", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1989 c. 41