PART 2BRINGING CHILDREN INTO AND OUT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

CHAPTER 1BRINGING CHILDREN INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM

Return of the child8

1

Section 35 of the Act (return of child) shall apply with the following modifications.

2

Subsections (1), (2) and (3) shall apply as if in each place where—

a

the words “is placed for adoption by an adoption agency” occur there were substituted “enters the United Kingdom in circumstances where section 83(1) applies”;

b

the words “the agency” occur there were substituted the words “the local authority”; and

c

the words “any parent or guardian of the child” occur there were substituted “the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, the Assembly”.

3

Subsection (5) shall apply as if for the words “an adoption agency” or “the agency” there were substituted the words “the local authority”.