Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/62/section/20
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Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsCymraegHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges To LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchArmed Forces Act 1991You are here:1991 c. 62Part IIISection 20Table of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPrevious: ProvisionNext: ProvisionPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreChanges to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Armed Forces Act 1991. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Act power to amend conferred by 2006 c. 52 s. 381Blanket Amendment words substituted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 11 para. 5Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):s. 17(4)(da) inserted by 2014 c. 6 Sch. 2 para. 54s. 17(4)(db) inserted by 2014 c. 6 s. 9(8)s. 18(7)(da) inserted by 2014 c. 6 Sch. 2 para. 55s. 18(7)(db) inserted by 2014 c. 6 s. 9(9)s. 20(8)(ca) inserted by 2014 c. 6 Sch. 2 para. 56s. 20(8)(cb) inserted by 2014 c. 6 s. 9(10)s. 22A(7)(ca) inserted by 2014 c. 6 Sch. 2 para. 57s. 22A(7)(cb) inserted by 2014 c. 6 s. 9(11)Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Armed Forces Act 1991Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2006/1014 art. 2 Sch. 1 2 commences (2005 c. 4)S.I. 2007/1442 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 52)S.I. 2009/812 art. 3 commences (2006 c. 52)S.I. 2009/1167 art. 3 4 commences (2006 c. 52)S.I. 2009/1604 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 4)20 Content and effect of protection orders.E+W+S+N.I.(1)A protection order shall name the person on whose application it was made (in this Part of this Act referred to as “the responsible person ”) and, wherever it is reasonably practicable to do so, the order shall also name the child to whom it relates; and where it does not name that child it shall describe him as clearly as possible.
(2)Where a protection order is in force with respect to a child—
(a)it shall be the duty of any person who is in a position to do so to comply with any request to produce the child to the responsible person; and
(b)the order authorises—
(i)the removal of the child at any time to accommodation provided by or on behalf of the responsible person and his being kept there; or
(ii)the prevention of the child’s removal from any service hospital, or other place, in which he was being accommodated immediately before the making of the order.
(3)Where a protection order is in force with respect to a child, the responsible person—
(a)shall only exercise a power given by virtue of subsection (2)(b) above in order to safeguard the welfare of the child;
(b)shall comply with the requirements of any regulations made for the purposes of this subsection; and
(c)subject to paragraphs (a) and (b) above, shall do what is reasonable in all the circumstances of the case for the purpose of safeguarding or promoting the child’s welfare (having regard in particular to the duration of the order).
(4)The officer making a protection order may give such directions (if any) as he considers appropriate with respect to all or any of the following matters—
(a)whether the responsible person, in exercising any power under the order, should be accompanied by a person having a medical, nursing or other appropriate qualification;
(b)any contact which is, or is not, to be allowed between the child and any named person; and
(c)any medical or psychiatric examination or other assessment of the child which is, or is not, to be carried out;
(5)Where a protection order is in force with respect to a child and—
(a)the responsible person has exercised the power given by subsection (2)(b)(i) above but it appears to him that it is safe for the child to be returned; or
(b)the responsible person has exercised the power given by subsection (2)(b)(ii) above but it appears to him that it is safe for the child to be allowed to be removed from the place in question,
(6)Where he is required by subsection (5) above to return the child, the responsible person shall—
(iii)such other person as the responsible person (with the agreement of the officer having jurisdiction) considers appropriate.
(7)Where the responsible person has been required by subsection (5) above to return the child, or to allow him to be removed, he may again exercise his powers with respect to the child (at any time while the protection order remains in force) if it appears to him that a change in the circumstances of the case makes it necessary for him to do so.
(8)Where a protection order has been made with respect to a child, the responsible person shall, subject to any direction given under subsection (4) above, allow the child reasonable contact with—
(b)any other person who has parental responsibility for him;
(c)any other person with whom he was residing immediately before the making of the application for the order;
(e)any person who is allowed to have contact with the child by virtue of an order under section 34 of the M1Children Act 1989 [F1or Article 53 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995]; and
(9)A person subject to service law or a civilian in a corresponding position who intentionally obstructs any person exercising the power under subsection (2)(b) above to remove, or prevent the removal of, a child shall be liable on conviction to a fine or to any less punishment provided by the M2Army Act 1955, the M3Air Force Act 1955 or the 1957 Act, as the case may require.
(10)Any offence under subsection (9) above shall be treated,—
(a)if the offender is subject to military law or a civilian to whom Part II of the Army Act 1955 is applied by section 209 of that Act, as if it were an offence against a provision of Part II of that Act which is triable by court-martial under that Act;
(b)if the offender is subject to air-force law or a civilian to whom Part II of the Air Force Act 1955 is applied by section 209 of that Act, as if it were an offence against a provision of Part II of that Act which is triable by court-martial under that Act;
(c)if the offender is subject to the 1957 Act or a civilian to whom Parts I and II of that Act are applied by section 118 of that Act, as if it were an offence against a provision of Part I of that Act which is triable by court-martial under that Act.
(11)Any directions given under subsection (4) above shall be set out in the protection order, and—
(a)the power to give such directions shall be exercisable subject to, and in accordance with, any provision made by regulations; and
(b)any direction given in the exercise of that power may be varied or revoked at any time subject to, and in accordance with, any provision so made.
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