Appointed days2
1
30th January 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—
a
sections 8, 9(1) and (2), 10(2) to (7), 11 to 15, 17 to 21, 24, 26 to 32, 36 and 37 in so far as their provisions —
i
relate to residential family centres, fostering agencies and voluntary adoption agencies; and
ii
are not already in force;
b
sections 45 and 46;
c
section 53 so far as it relates to relevant fostering functions;
d
section 116 in so far as it relates to paragraphs 5(2), (4), (5), (7)(a) and (9) to (11) of Schedule 4;
e
section 117 in so far as it relates to:
i
paragraph 2 of Schedule 5; and
ii
Schedule 6 so far as it relates to sections 3, 4(1) and (2), 4(3), 5 and 9(1) of the Adoption Act 19762;
2
1st February 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of sections 105 and 106 and paragraph 21 of Schedule 4 of the Act.