Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983

Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36.)

29 In section 3(1) of the Adoption Act 1976 (approval of adoption societies) for the word " desiring " there shall be substituted—

(a) in the first place where it occurs, the words " which is a voluntary organisation and desires " ; and

(b) in the second place where it occurs, the word " desires ".

30 Section 10 of that Act (inspection of books of approved adoption societies) is repealed.

31 In section 18(6) of that Act (which relates to the freeing of a child for adoption) for the words "who agrees to the adoption of the child " there shall be substituted the words " of the child who can be found ".

32 In section 24(2) of that Act (which prevents a court making an adoption order in relation to a child unless it is satisfied that the applicants have not, as respects the child, made any payment or given any reward to a person in contravention of section 57) for the words from " made " to " of " there shall be substituted the word " contravened ".

33 Subsections (4) and (5) of section 27 and (8) and (9) of section 28 of that Act (restrictions on removal of child) shall cease to have effect.

34 In section 29 of that Act (return of child taken away) after " 28 ", in each place where it occurs in subsections (1) and (2), there shall be inserted " , or section 27 or 28 of the [1978 c. 28.] Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 ".

35 The following section shall be inserted after section 58 of that Act—

“58A Information concerning adoption.

(1) Every local authority and every approved adoption society shall transmit to the Secretary of State, at such times and in such form as he may direct, such particulars as he may require with respect—

(a) to their performance of all or any of their functions under the enactments mentioned in subsection (2) below; and

(b) to the children and other persons in relation to whom they have exercised those functions.

(2) The enactments referred to in subsection (1) above are—

(a) the [1958 c. 5 (7 Eliz. 2).] Adoption Act 1958 ;

(b) Part I of the [1975 c. 72.] Children Act 1975 ; and

(c) this Act.

(3) The clerk of each magistrates' court shall transmit to the Secretary of State, at such times and in such form as he may direct, such particulars as he may require with respect to the proceedings of the court under the enactments mentioned in subsection (2) above.

(4) The Secretary of State shall publish from time to time abstracts of the particulars transmitted to him under subsections (1) and (3) above.”.

36 In subsection (4) of section 63 of that Act (appeals, etc.) for the words from the beginning to " appeal" there shall be substituted the words " No appeal shall lie to the High Court ".

37 In section 72(1) of that Act—

(a) in the definition of " adoption order ", after " 21 " there shall be inserted " , 27 and 28 "; and

(b) at the end of the definition of " order freeing a child for adoption " there shah be added " and in section 27(2) includes an order under section 18 of the [1978 c. 28.] Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (order freeing a child for adoption made in Scotland) ".