Infants’ Custody and Settlements Act 1899
4ACustody to end at 18 years
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4A Custody to end at 18 years
4A Custody to end at 18 years
(1) A person shall, upon reaching the age of eighteen years, cease to be under the custody in infancy of any other person, whether under the common law, under any Act, or under the order of any court.
(2) An order of any court for access to a minor shall cease to have effect when the minor reaches the age of eighteen years.
(3) A court shall not make any order for the custody in infancy of, or access to, a person who has reached the age of eighteen years.
(4) This section does not affect the power of any court under any Act to make an order relating to the maintenance of an infant.
s 4A: Ins 1970 No 60, First Sch. Am 1994 No 32, Sch 3.