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Scottish Statutory Instruments
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
Made
2nd June 2000
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 18(3) of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as The Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2000.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999.
(3) This Order extends to Scotland only.
2. 2nd June 2000 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 13 of the Act insofar as it inserts a new subsection (3A) after subsection (3) of section 65 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978(2).
SAM GALBRAITH
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
2nd June 2000
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 1st June 2000 as regards Scotland, that part of section 13 of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999, (c.18) which inserts a new subsection (3A) into section 65 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978. The new subsection (3A) provides that in relation to the proposed adoption of a child resident outside the British Islands references to arrangements for adoption include references to arrangements for an assessment for the purpose of indicating whether a person is suitable or not to adopt a child.
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The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No |
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13 (as regards England and Wales) | 31.1.2000 | 2000/52 |
1999 c. 18. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
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