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Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022

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Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, Paragraph 47 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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47.—(1) Article 85ZS (entitlement: prospective adopters with whom looked after children are placed) is amended as follows.N.I.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a)for the words “an approved foster parent and an approved prospective adopter” substitute “approved as an authority foster parent and approved as a prospective adopter”;

(b)omit “who is looked after by it”;

(c)omit “, in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (2),”;

(d)for “Article 27(2)(a)” substitute “Article 27”.

(3) Omit paragraph (2).

(4) In paragraph (3), for the words from “references” in the first place it occurs to the end substitute

(a)references to adoption or placement for adoption were references to placement of a child under Article 27 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 with a person who is approved as an authority foster parent and who is approved as a prospective adopter;

(b)references to placing for adoption were references to placing a child under Article 27 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 with a person who is approved as an authority foster parent and who is approved as a prospective adopter;

(c)references to an adoption agency were references to an authority..

(5) In paragraph (4), for “as referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2)” substitute “under Article 27 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 with a person who is approved as an authority foster parent and approved as a prospective adopter”.

(6) In paragraph (5)—

(a)for the definitions of “approved foster parent” and “approved prospective adopter” substitute—

“approved as an authority foster parent” and approved as a prospective adopter” have the meanings given by Article 27(9D) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;;

(b)omit the definition of “child who is looked after by an authority”.

(7) Omit paragraph (6).

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 3 para. 47 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 160(1)

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