SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Civil partnerships of persons under 18: England and Wales
Part 1Appropriate persons
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In the table—
“the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) and “guardian of a child”, “parental responsibility”, “residence order”, “special guardian”, “special guardianship order” and “care order” have the same meaning as in that Act;
“the 2002 Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38) and “adoption agency”, “placed for adoption”, “placement order” and “local authority” have the same meaning as in that Act;
“appropriate local authority” means the local authority authorised by the placement order to place the child for adoption.