Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 No. 18

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3 N.I. Minor and consequential amendments

PART 1 N.I. Amendments of primary legislation

Prospective

The Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 N.I.

52.  In Article 2 (interpretation)— N.I.

(a) in paragraph (2) for the definition of “adoption order” substitute—

““adoption order” means an adoption order within the meaning of Article 2(2) of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 or section 43(1) of the Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022;”;

(b) in paragraph (3), after sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“(j) the Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 52 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 160(1)