Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999

Section 15(1).

SCHEDULE 2 U.K. Minor and consequential amendments

Local Authority and Social Services Act 1970 (c.42) E+W+S

1 E+W+S In Schedule 1 to the Local Authority and Social Services Act 1970 (enactments conferring functions assigned to social services committee), at the end there shall be inserted—

“Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (c.18) Section 2(4)

Functions under Article 9(a) to (c) of the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption, concluded at the Hague on 29th May 1993.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 1.6.2003 for E.W. by S.I. 2003/189, art. 2(2)(h)

Immigration Act 1971 (c.77) U.K.

2 U.K. In subsection (1) of section 33 of the Immigration Act 1971 (interpretation)—

F1 (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) in the definition of “legally adopted”, after “Islands” there shall be inserted “ , under a Convention adoption ”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 para. 2(a) repealed (S.) (28.9.2009) by Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4), s. 121(2), sch. 3; S.S.I. 2009/267, arts. 1(2), 2 (with arts. 3-21) (as amended (7.5.2012) by S.S.I. 2012/99, art. 2) and Sch. 2 para. 2(a) repealed (E.W.NI) (15.7.2011) by The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1740), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 Pt. 3

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 1.6.2003 by S.I. 2003/362, art. 2(b)

Adoption Act 1976 (c.36) E+W+S

3 (1) In subsection (2) of section 14 of the 1976 Act (adoption by married couple), in paragraph (b), for “section 17 is” there shall be substituted “ the requirements of regulations under section 17 are ”. E+W+S

(2) In subsection (2) of section 15 of that Act (adoption by one person), in paragraph (b), for “section 17 is” there shall be substituted “ the requirements of regulations under section 17 are ”.

(3) In section 16 of that Act (parental agreement), subsection (3) shall cease to have effect.

(4) In section 52 of that Act (revocation of adoptions on legitimation), subsection (3) shall cease to have effect.

(5) In subsection (4) of section 62 of that Act (courts), for “paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of subsection (2) do not apply” there shall be substituted “ paragraph (d) of subsection (2) does not apply ”.

(6) In subsection (6) of section 67 of that Act (orders, rules and regulations), after “paragraph 1(1)” insert “ or 3 ”.

(7) Section 70 of that Act (nationality) shall cease to have effect.

(8) In subsection (2) of section 72 of that Act (interpretation), for “Great Britain” there shall be substituted “ the British Islands ”.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 1.6.2003 for E.W. by S.I. 2003/189, art. 2(2)(h)

Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.28) E+W+S

F2 4 E+W+S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 2 para. 4 repealed (S.) (28.9.2009) by Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4), s. 121(2), sch. 3; S.S.I. 2009/267, arts. 1(2), 2 (with arts. 3-21) (as amended (7.5.2012) by S.S.I. 2012/99, art. 2) and Sch. 2 para. 4 repealed (E.W.) (15.7.2011) by The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1740), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 Pt. 3

Family Law Act 1986 (c.55) U.K.

5 U.K. In subsection (1) of section 57 of the Family Law Act 1986 (declarations as to adoptions effected overseas), for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted—

“(a) a Convention adoption as defined by subsection (1) of section 72 of the M1 Adoption Act 1976 or an overseas adoption as defined by subsection (2) of that section, or”.

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 1.6.2003 for E.W. by S.I. 2003/189, art. 2(2)(h)

Marginal Citations

M1 1976 c. 36.