Section 37: Miscellaneous provisions relating to protected children.

Adoption Act 1976 · 1976 c.36

This provision is repealed

It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part III: Care and Protection of Children Awaiting Adoption

REPEALED on 2005-12-30 by Adoption and Children Act 2002.
The text below is from the dated revised snapshot immediately preceding this status change. It is historical and is not current law. View the historical source.

37(1)

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37(2)

A person who maintains a protected child shall be deemed for the purposes of the Life Assurance Act 1774 to have no interest in the life of the child.

37(3)

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37(4)

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