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PART III continued
(1)It shall be the duty of every local authority to secure that protected children within their area are visited from time to time by officers of the authority, who shall satisfy themselves as to the well-being of the children and give such advice as to their care and maintenance as may appear to be needed.
(2)Any officer of a local authority authorised to visit protected children may, after producing, if asked to do so, some duly authenticated document showing that he is so authorised, inspect any premises in the area of the authority in which such children are to be or are being kept.
F1S. 34 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch.15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)
(1)Where a person [F1with whom a protected child has his home] changes his permanent address he shall, not less than 2 weeks before the change, or, if the change is made in an emergency, not later than one week after the change, give notice specifying the new address to the local authority in whose area his permanent address is before the change, and if the new address is in the area of another local authority, the authority to whom the notice is given shall inform that other local authority and give them such of the following particulars as are known to them, that is to say—
(a)the name, sex and date and place of birth of the child;
(b)the name and address of every person who is a parent or guardian or acts as a guardian of the child or from whom the child was received.
(2)If a protected child dies, the person [F2with whom he had his home] at his death shall within 48 hours give notice of the child’s death to the local authority.
F1Words in s. 35(1) substituted (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), ss. 88, 108, Sch. 10 para.19(1) (with Sch. 14 para. 1(1)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)
F2Words in s. 35(2) substituted (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), ss. 88, 108, Sch. 10 para.19(2) (with Sch. 14 para. 1(1)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2))
(1)A person shall be guilty of an offence if—
(a)being required, under section 35 to give any notice or information, he fails to give the notice within the time specified in that provision or fails to give the information within a reasonable time, or knowingly makes or causes or procures another person to make any false or misleading statement in the notice of information;
(b)he refuses to allow the visiting of a protected child by a duly authorised officer of a local authority or the inspection, under the power conferred by section 33(2) of any premises;
F1(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding [F2level 5 on the standard scale] or both.
F1S. 36(1)(c) repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch.15; (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)
F2Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46
F1(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)A person who maintains a protected child shall be deemed for the purposes of the M1Life Assurance Act 1774 to have no interest in the life of the child.
F1(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adoption Act 1976