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81(1)Amend section 47 (removal to suitable premises of persons in need of care and attention) as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (2), for “a court of summary jurisdiction having jurisdiction in the place where the premises are situated” substitute “ the court ”.
(3)After subsection (12) insert—
“(12A)In this section, “the court”—
(a)in England and Wales, means a magistrates' court acting in the local justice area where the premises are situated;
(b)in Scotland, means the sheriff having jurisdiction in the place where the premises are situated.”