Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] 's act " in BNC.

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1 The Children 's Act which came into force In October 1991 means that words like custody and access have gone to be replaced by residence and contact .
2 Since the recent introduction of the Children 's Act , the aim has been to work more closely with the natural parents , with a view to returning youngsters to their own homes as quickly as possible .
3 The girl was one of the first in the country to use new powers granted to minors under the Children 's Act to apply to the courts for permission to live where they wanted to .
4 As for discipline , I have to work within the Children 's Act .
5 The County and Borough authorities had been informed that accommodation at the workhouse was too limited for it to be used as a place of detention under the Children 's Act of 1909 .
6 Despite the Children 's Act 's emphasis on partnership with parents , it seems this group of parents is likely to lose out in this most personal and painful arena .
7 Following the Children 's Act 1975 , all adoptees are entitled to a copy of their original birth certificate at 18 years of age and can choose whether to initiate a trace ( Table 4 ) .
8 The Children 's Act 1959 , with which social workers will already be familiar ; and , possibly , the Child Pornography Act 1978 .
9 Females under 18 years of age were recommended as particularly suitable for non-custodial sentences , and attention was drawn to the strengthening of supervision orders for juveniles in the Children 's Act of 1989 .
10 " Because the Children 's Act in Scotland is just that bit different to England . "
11 She was going on the overnight train so that she could read the Children 's Act of Scotland en route .
12 We approached it on the basis of er , collecting information on the Children in Need definition which a , er , a paper came before you when the Children 's Act was implemented , and that gives local discretion to authorities to , to define Children in need .
13 The Children 's Act means there has to be a certain ratio of adults to children at the play scheme so we do need people to help out .
14 The Children 's Act emphasises we have to do what is best for the child , and that has tended to mean more children are taken into care or placed in foster care , ’ he added .
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