25. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires- "child" means a person who has not attained sixteen years of age; "rights of access" in relation to a child includes the right to lake a child for a limited period to a place other than the child's habitual residence;"rights of custody" in relation to a child include the rights relating to the care of the person of the child and in particular the right to determine the child's place of residence.
| (2) Where in a specified country, there are in matters of custody of children, two or more systems of law applicable in different territorial units of the specified country
| | (a) references in this Act to "habitual residence in that specified country" shall be read and construed as references to habitual residence in the territorial unit of that specified country; and | | |
| | (b) references in this Act to the "law of the specified country in which the child has his or her habitual residence" shall be read and construed as references to the law of the territorial unit of the specified country in which that child has his or her habitual residence. | | |
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| (3) Where in a specified country there are, in matters of custody of children, two or more systems of law applicable to different categories of persons, references in this Act to the "law of that specified country" shall be read and construed as references to the applicable legal system. |
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