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StatuteChildren, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989

Section 100 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Failure to observe conditions of support order

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100 Failure to observe conditions of support order (1) Where the Court makes an order under section 91 or section 92 of this Act directing any person or organisation to provide support to a child or young person, the chief executive or that person or organisation may, in any case where the child or young person or a parent or guardian or other person having the care of, or residing with, the child or young person has failed to comply with a condition of the order (including any condition imposed under section 96 or section 97 of this Act), apply to the Court for a declaration that the child or young person or the parent or guardian or other person having the care of, or residing with, the child or young person has failed to comply with the condition. (2) The Court may, on any application under subsection (1) of this section, where it is satisfied that any child or young person or any parent or guardian or other person having the care of, or residing with, the child or young person has failed, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the condition of the order, make such a declaration and make any order under section 127 of this Act as if an application had been made under section 125 of this Act in relation to the order. (3) Every application under this section shall be served on— (a) The child or young person to whom the order relates; and (b) Any parent or guardian or other person having the care of the child or young person; and (c) If the application relates to any person residing with the child or young person, that person. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 48(1)-(3) Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 October 1999, by section 13 Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82) by substituting “ chief executive ” for “ Director-General ” .

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