- Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (Diwygiedig)
- Pwynt Penodol mewn Amser (12/12/1996)
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(1)Where an authority of a Convention country or any British territory other than [F1the United Kingdom] having power under the law of that country or territory—
(a)to authorise or review the authorisation of a regulated adoption or a specified order; or
(b)to give or review a decision revoking or annulling a regulated adoption, a specified order or a Convention adoption order,
makes a determination in the exercise of that power, then, subject to sections 46(2) and 47 and any subsequent determination having effect under this subsection, the determination shall have effect in Scotland for the purpose of effecting, confirming or terminating the adoption in question or confirming its termination, as the case may be.
[F2(2)Subsections (2) to (4) of section 12 shall apply in relation to an order freeing a child for adoption (other than an order under section 18) as if it were an adoption order; and on the revocation in England and Wales or Northern Ireland of an order freeing a child for adoption subsection (3) of section 20 shall apply as if the order had been revoked under that section.]
(3)Sections 12(3) and (4) and 43 apply in relation to a child who is the subject of an order which is similar to an order under section 49 and is made (whether before or after this Act has effect) in Englnad or Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands, as they apply in relation to a child who is the subject of an adoption order.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 53(1) substituted (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), ss. 88, 108, Sch. 10 para. 44(a) (with Sch. 14 para. 1(1)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)
F2S. 53(2) substituted (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 88, Sch. 10 para. 44(b) (with s. 108, Sch. 14 para. 1(1)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)
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