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<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-5e9e9bec2f1281c548b4c2ab6758a891-1525604542022" CommentaryRef="key-5e9e9bec2f1281c548b4c2ab6758a891">In this section in its application to England and Wales, “</Addition>
<Term>
<Addition ChangeId="key-5e9e9bec2f1281c548b4c2ab6758a891-1525604542022" CommentaryRef="key-5e9e9bec2f1281c548b4c2ab6758a891">voluntary adoption agency</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="key-5e9e9bec2f1281c548b4c2ab6758a891-1525604542022" CommentaryRef="key-5e9e9bec2f1281c548b4c2ab6758a891">” has the same meaning as in the Care Standards Act 2000; and expressions which are also used in the </Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-5e9e9bec2f1281c548b4c2ab6758a891-1525604542022" CommentaryRef="key-5e9e9bec2f1281c548b4c2ab6758a891">Adoption Act 1976 (“</Addition>
<Term>
<Addition ChangeId="key-5e9e9bec2f1281c548b4c2ab6758a891-1525604542022" CommentaryRef="key-5e9e9bec2f1281c548b4c2ab6758a891">the 1976 Act</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="key-5e9e9bec2f1281c548b4c2ab6758a891-1525604542022" CommentaryRef="key-5e9e9bec2f1281c548b4c2ab6758a891">”) have the same meanings as in that Act.</Addition>
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</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/18/section/2/6/2003-06-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/18/section/2/6" id="section-2-6" RestrictStartDate="2003-06-01">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-8040b3db376c259d1db039a4c85e53a5"/>
6
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<P2para>
<Text>
In this section in its application to Scotland, “
<Term id="term-approved-adoption-society">approved adoption society</Term>
” has the same meaning as in section 65(1) (interpretation) of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c9537701"/>
Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (“
<Term id="term-the-1978-act">the 1978 Act</Term>
”); and expressions which are also used in that Act have the same meanings as in that Act.
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<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/28" id="c00012" Year="1978" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="28">1978 c. 28</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c12429241" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/36" id="c05821" Year="1976" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="36">1976 c. 36</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-e8ef35784292f264d9b323bfc30c22e4" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 2(2A) inserted (30.4.2003 for W., 1.6.2003 for E.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/14" id="cyh1amol2-00010" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2000" Number="14" Title="Care Standards Act 2000">Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cyh1amol2-00011" CitationRef="cyh1amol2-00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/14/section/122" SectionRef="section-122">s. 122</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cyh1amol2-00012" CitationRef="cyh1amol2-00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/14/schedule/4/paragraph/27/a" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-27-a" Operative="true">Sch. 4 para. 27(a)</CitationSubRef>
;
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,
<CitationSubRef id="cyh1amol2-00014" CitationRef="cyh1amol2-00013" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/365/article/3/6/a" SectionRef="article-3-6-a">art. 3(6)(a)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="cyh1amol2-00015" CitationRef="cyh1amol2-00013" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/365/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/501" id="cyh1amol2-00016" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="501" Title="The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No.11) (Wales) Order 2003">S.I. 2003/501</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cyh1amol2-00017" CitationRef="cyh1amol2-00016" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/501/article/2/3/a" SectionRef="article-2-3-a">art. 2(3)(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
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<Commentary id="key-5e9e9bec2f1281c548b4c2ab6758a891" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 2(5) substituted (30.4.2003 for W., 1.6.2003 for E.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/14" id="cyh1amol2-00028" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2000" Number="14" Title="Care Standards Act 2000">Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cyh1amol2-00029" CitationRef="cyh1amol2-00028" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/14/section/122" SectionRef="section-122">s. 122</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cyh1amol2-00030" CitationRef="cyh1amol2-00028" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/14/schedule/4/paragraph/27/b" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-27-b" Operative="true">Sch. 4 para. 27(b)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/365" id="cyh1amol2-00031" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="365" Title="Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No.17 (England) and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2003">S.I. 2003/365</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cyh1amol2-00032" CitationRef="cyh1amol2-00031" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/365/article/3/6/a" SectionRef="article-3-6-a">art. 3(6)(a)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="cyh1amol2-00033" CitationRef="cyh1amol2-00031" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/365/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
);
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,
<CitationSubRef id="cyh1amol2-00035" CitationRef="cyh1amol2-00034" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/501/article/2/3/a" SectionRef="article-2-3-a">art. 2(3)(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-2e81c6c9373e9817db80563f2dc8a6e2" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 2(1)(2)(4) in force at 1.6.2003 for E.W. by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/189" id="cyh1amol2-00064" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="189" Title="The Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2003">S.I. 2003/189</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cyh1amol2-00065" CitationRef="cyh1amol2-00064" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/189/article/2/2/a" SectionRef="article-2-2-a" Operative="true">art. 2(2)(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-8040b3db376c259d1db039a4c85e53a5" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 2(1)-(4) (6) in force at 1.6.2003 for S. by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2003/121" id="cyh1amol2-00202" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="121" Title="The Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (Commencement No. 10) (Scotland) Order 2003">S.S.I. 2003/121</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cyh1amol2-00203" CitationRef="cyh1amol2-00202" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2003/121/article/2/a" SectionRef="article-2-a" Operative="true">art. 2(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
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