20. Amendment of section 53

In the principal Act, in section 53 —

in subsection (2)(b), after “custody of”, insert “, care and control of, or access to”;

after subsection (2), insert —“(2A) In subsection (2)(b), a reference to an order for the custody of, or care and control of, a minor child under section 52(3)(c) includes an order on which any condition is imposed by the Court after a review under section 52(5G)(a).”; and

replace subsection (3) with —“(3) Despite section 3(2) of the Women’s Charter 1961 and for the sole purpose of a Family Court’s enforcement of any order of the Court mentioned in subsections (1) and (2)(b), the provisions of the Women’s Charter 1961 (including sections 126A and 126B) apply, with the necessary modifications, to the enforcement of the order by the Family Court.”.