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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Adoption Act 1958


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Point in time view as at 01/04/1996.
Changes to legislation:
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, Cross Heading: Adoption Act 1958 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 13 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.

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Adoption Act 1958U.K.
37U.K.In section 4(3), paragraph (b) shall be omitted, and after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(d)section 17 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (which makes corresponding provision for Scotland).”
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
38U.K.In section 15(4), for the words “(which provides” there shall be substituted the following words “or section 16 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (which sections provide”.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
39U.K.In section 36(2)(a), for the words “or section ninety” to “1937” there shall be substituted the words “or section 78 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968”.
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40U.K.In section 43(3), after the word “1948” there shall be inserted the words “or, as the case may be, section 15 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968”, and for the words “that section” there shall be substituted the words “the said section 1 or, as the case may be, the said section 15”.
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41U.K.In section 57, in the definition of “place of safety”, at the end there shall be inserted the following words “and in Scotland has the same meaning as in the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 ;”.
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