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.
Provisions Repealed enactments Section 18(2) of the act repealed 12 enactments, listed in schedule 2 to the act. +Enactments repealed by section 18(2)CitationShort titleExtent of repeal49 & 50 Vict. c. 27Guardianship of Infants Act 1886The whole act.15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 45Guardianship of Infants Act 1925The whole act.18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 26Administration of Justice Act 1928Section 16.22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 46Children and Young Persons Act 1932Section 79.11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 43Children Act 1948Sections 50 and 53.14 Geo. 6. c. 37Maintenance Orders Act 1950In 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. 56Guardianship and Maintenance of Infants Act 1951The whole act.7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 73Legitimacy Act 1959Section 3.1963 c. 37Children and Young Persons Act 1963Section 50.1967 c. 80Criminal Justice Act 1967In Schedule 3 the entry relating to the Guardianship of Infants Act 1925.1969 c. 46Family Law Reform Act 1969Section 4.In section 28(4)(c) the words "4(5) and ".1970 c. 31Administration of Justice Act 1970Section 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Subsequent developments The whole act was repealed by section 108(7) of, and schedule 15 to, the Children Act 1989, which came into force on 14 October 1991.
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