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

Prospective

PART 1 N.I. Adoption

CHAPTER 3 N.I. Placement for adoption and adoption orders

Placement and adoption: general N.I.

Revocation of adoptions on legitimation N.I.

54.—(1) Where any child adopted by one natural parent as sole adoptive parent subsequently becomes a legitimated person on the marriage of, or formation of a civil partnership by, the natural parents, the court by which the adoption order was made may, on the application of any of the parties concerned, revoke the order.

(2) In relation to an adoption order made by a county court, the reference to the court by which the order was made includes a reference to any other county court.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 54 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 160(1)