Appointed days3
1
This article shall have effect subject to the Schedule to this Order.
2
24th February 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—
a
for the purpose only of the exercise of any power to make regulations—
i
sections 43(1) to (3)(a), 45(4) and 51(1) in so far as they relate to relevant adoption functions;
ii
section 116 and Schedule 4, in so far as they relate to paragraphs 5(2)(b), (6)(a) to (c); and
b
for the purpose only of issuing statements of national minimum standards relating to the exercise of relevant adoption functions by local authorities, section 49(1).
3
25th February 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of, for the purposes specified in paragraph (4), the following subsections of section 4—
a
subsection (7);
b
subsection (9) in so far as it relates to a voluntary adoption agency; and
c
subsection (1) in so far as it relates to those subsections.
4
The following purposes are specified—
a
to enable the Commission to consider or obtain information—
i
about an existing provider for the purposes of paragraph 2 (registration in respect of existing agencies) of the Schedule to this Order;
ii
in relation to an application which is to be determined by the Commission by virtue of paragraph 6 (transfer of applications for approval — applications for approval) of the Schedule to this Order;
b
to enable the Commission to determine an application for registration for the purposes of Part II of the Act in respect of a voluntary organisation that is not an existing agency, except for the purpose of enabling any effect to be given to the determination of such an application before 30th April 2003.
5
30th April 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—
a
in so far as they are not already in force the following subsections of section 4—
i
subsection (7);
ii
subsection (9) in so far as it relates to a voluntary adoption agency; and
iii
subsection (1) in so far as it relates to those subsections;
b
sections 43, 44, 45, 46(1) to (6), (7)(c) and (d) and (8), 47, 49, 51 and 53 in so far as they relate to relevant adoption functions;
c
section 116 and Schedule 4, in so far as they relate to paragraph 5 of that Schedule, other than sub-paragraph (6)(d) and (7)(b), and are not already in force;
d
section 117(2) and Schedule 6, in so far as they relate to the 1976 Act.
6
1st June 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—
a
section 116 and Schedule 4, in so far as they relate to paragraph 27;
b
section 117(2) and Schedule 6, in so far as they relate to the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 19993.