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Guardianship of Infants Act 1964
Definitions for Part III.
13.—In this Part—
F81["the court" means the Circuit Court or the District Court;];
“health authority” has the meaning assigned to it by subsection (1) of section 2 of the Health Act, 1947, as amended by section 9 of the Health Authorities Act, 1960;
“parent” includes a guardian of the person and any person at law liable to maintain a F82[child] or entitled to his custody;
“person” includes any school or institution.
Annotations
Amendments:
F81
Substituted (12.05.1982) by Courts Act 1981 (11/1981), s. 15(1)(b), commenced as per s. 33(3).
F82
Substituted (9.01.1998) by Children Act 1997 (40/1997), s. 12, commenced as per s. 1(2).
F83
Substituted by Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), s. 73(d), not commenced as of date of revision.
Modifications (not altering text):
C42
Prospective affecting provision: definition of "the court" substituted by Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), s. 73(d), not commenced as of date of revision.
F83["the court" means the Family Circuit Court or the Family District Court;]
Editorial Notes:
E38
The Health Authorities Act 1960 (9/1960), s. 9 mentioned in subs. (2) was repealed (1.04.1971) by Health Act 1970 (1/1970), s. 3 and sch. 1, S.I. No. 90 of 1971.