Family Law Reform Act 1969
Family Law Reform Act 1969 (1969 c. 46)
- Family Law Reform Act 1969 (1969 c. 46)
- Part I Reduction of Age of Majority and Related Provisions
- 1 Reduction of age of majority from 21 to 18.
- 2 Provisions relating to marriage.
- 3 Provisions relating to wills and intestacy
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- 5 Modification of other enactments relating to maintenance of children so as to preserve benefits up to age of 21.
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- 8 Consent by persons over 16 to surgical, medical and dental treatment.
- 9 Time at which a person attains a particular age.
- 10 Modification of enactments relating to Duke of Cornwall and other children of Her Majesty.
- 11 Repeal of certain enactments relating to minors.
- 12 Persons under full age may be described as minors instead of infants.
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- Part II Property Rights of Illegitimate Children
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- 19 Policies of assurance and property in industrial and provident societies.
- Part III Provisions for use of Blood Tests in determining Paternity
- 20 Power of court to require use of blood tests.
- 21 Consents, etc., required for taking of bodily sample.
- 22 Power to provide for manner of giving effect to direction for use of scientific tests.
- 23 Failure to comply with direction for taking blood tests.
- 24 Penalty for personating another, etc., for purpose of providing bodily sample.
- 25 Interpretation of Part III.
- Part IV Miscellaneous and General
- 26 Rebuttal of presumption as to legitimacy and illegitimacy.
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- 28 Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Statutory Provisions Amended by Substituting 18 for 21 Years
- Part I Enactments
- Part II Rules, Regulations Etc.
- SCHEDULE 2 Statutory Provisions Unaffected by Section 1
- SCHEDULE 3 Transitional Provisions and Savings
- Interpretation
- Funds in court
- Wardship and custody orders
- Adoption orders
- Power of trustees to apply income for maintenance of minor
- Personal representatives’ powers during minority of beneficiary
- Accumulation periods
- Limitation of actions
- Statutory provisions incorporated in deeds, wills, etc.
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