2003 No. 362 (C. 22)
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
The Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2003
Made
Citation and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2003.
2
In this Order “the Act” means the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999.
Appointed day2
1st June 2003 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—
a
section 7 (acquisition of British citizenship by Convention adoptions);
b
Schedule 2, paragraph 2 and section 15 (amendment to the Immigration Act) in so far as it relates to that paragraph.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Jacqui SmithMinister of State,Department of Health
(This note is not part of the Order)