Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, Section 118 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 March 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.
118.—(1) The Children Order has effect in relation to a child who is looked after by an authority (within the meaning of that Order) as follows.
(2) Article 9(6) (restrictions on making Article 8 orders) has effect as if for the words from the beginning to “Article 8 order” there were substituted “No court shall make a specific issue order, contact order or prohibited steps order”.
(3) Article 179(10) (duration of Article 8 orders), has effect as if after “Article 8 order” there were inserted “other than a residence order”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 118 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 160(1)
I2S. 118 in operation at 1.4.2024 by S.R. 2024/30, art. 2(1)(b)
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