Sch 14 para 16A
(-) Where a child who is a ward of court is in care by virtue of— (a) an order under section 7(2) of the Family Law Reform Act 1969; or (b) an order made in the exercise of the High Court’s inherent jurisdication with respect to children, he shall, on the day on which Part IV commences, cease to be a ward of court. (2) Where immediately before the day on which Part IV commences a child was in the care of a local authority and as a result of an order— (a) pursuant to section 7(2) of the Family Law Reform Act 1969; or (b) made in the exercise of the High Court’s inherent jurisdiction with respect to children, continued to be in the care of a local authority and was made a ward of court, he shall on the day on which Part IV commences, cease to be a ward of court. (3) Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply in proceedings which are pending.