http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1987/2203/article/4The Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2022-10-07Expert Participation2022-04-01The Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987art. 60(1A)Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022Sch. 4 para. 6(a)s. 160(1)The Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987s. 6(2)The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019reg. 29(4)reg. 6-9reg. 1(2)PART IIARRANGEMENTS FOR ADOPTIONAdoption societiesRegistration of adoption societies4F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .