The Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2003 No. 16

ADOPTION

The Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Made

13th January 2003

Coming into operation

1st June 2003

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety(1), in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 1(1), (3) and (5) of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001(2) and Articles 10 and 16A(3) of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987(4) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

See S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Article 3(6)

(2)

2001 c. 11 (N.I.). Section 1 of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 enables the Department to make regulations to give effect to the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption, concluded at the Hague on 29 May 1993

(3)

Article 16A was inserted by Section 3 of 2001 c. 11 (N.I.)

(4)

S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22) – as amended by S.I. 1994/429 (N.I. 2), S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2) and 2001 c. 11 (N.I.)