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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.19Effect of taking child into custody on existing order
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### sec.19 Effect of taking child into custody on existing order
This section applies if—
an authorised officer or police officer takes a child into the chief executive’s custody; and
a child protection order granting custody or guardianship of the child to someone other than the chief executive is in force.
The order, so far as it relates to the child’s custody or guardianship, ceases to have effect while the chief executive’s custody of the child continues.
(sec.19-ssec.1) This section applies if— an authorised officer or police officer takes a child into the chief executive’s custody; and a child protection order granting custody or guardianship of the child to someone other than the chief executive is in force.
(sec.19-ssec.2) The order, so far as it relates to the child’s custody or guardianship, ceases to have effect while the chief executive’s custody of the child continues.
- (a) an authorised officer or police officer takes a child into the chief executive’s custody; and
- (b) a child protection order granting custody or guardianship of the child to someone other than the chief executive is in force.