SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10U.K. Amendments of Adoption Legislation

Part IE+W+S Amendments of Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36)

22(1)In section 55 (adoption of children abroad), in subsection (1) after the word “Scotland" there shall be inserted “ or Northern Ireland" ” and for the words “vesting in him the parental rights and duties relating to the child" there shall be substituted “ giving him parental responsibility for the child" ”.

(2)In subsection (3) of that section for the words “word “(Scotland)"" there shall be substituted “ words “(Scotland)" or “(Northern Ireland)"." ”

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 22 wholly in force at 14.10.1991 see s. 108(2)(3) and S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)