Appointed days2

1

23rd January 2003 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act as respects England and Wales—

a

section 1 and Schedule 1 (regulations giving effect to Convention) and section 16(1) (devolution);

b

for the purposes of making regulations, section 3 (Convention adoption order) and section 12 (registration of certain intercountry adoptions); and

c

for the purposes specified in sub-paragraph (b), section 8 in so far as it relates to the meaning of “Convention adoption” and “Convention adoption order”.

2

1st June 2003 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act as respects England and Wales—

a

section 2(1), (2) and (4) (Central Authorities and accredited bodies);

b

section 3 in so far as it has not already been brought into force;

c

section 4 (effect of Convention adoptions in England and Wales);

d

section 6 (annulment of Convention adoptions etc.);

e

section 8 (meaning of “Convention adoption” and related expressions in the 1976 Act) in so far as it has not already been brought into force;

f

section 12 in so far as it has not already been brought into force;

g

section 17 (saving for adoption etc. 1965 Convention);

h

Schedule 2 paragraphs 1, 3 and 5 and section 15 in so far as it relates to those paragraphs in that Schedule; and

i

Schedule 3 and section 15 in so far as it relates to that Schedule.