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GBR-2012-L-95806
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Title_of_text
Child Welfare (Amendment) Ordinance, 2012 (No. 6 of 2012).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision(s)
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Subjects (Classification)
Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons
Adopted on (Date of text)
2012-11-21
Scope of text
Non-Metropolitan Territories
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Ordinance makes two amendments to the Child Welfare Ordinance. The first provides that certain functions pertaining to child welfare be performed by a person qualified to perform such services in the United Kingdom, an Overseas Territory or a Commonwealth Country. The second introduces the ability of step-parents to obtain parental responsibility either by agreement with the biological parents of the child (parental responsibility agreement) or by Court Order.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
2011-10-04 (GBR-2011-L-92726)
Child Welfare Ordinance, 2011 (No. 11 of 2011).
Monograph region
Monograph title
Ordinance
Publisher
Printech St Helena Ltd.
Date
2012
Number
AA12