Amendment to regulation 1(2) of the Principal Regulations

2.—(1) Regulation 1(2) of the Principal Regulations (Citation, commencement and interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) For the definition of “the Adopted Children Register” substitute—

“the Adopted Children Register” means the register maintained by the Registrar General under section 11 of the Adoption of Children Act 1926(1), section 12 of the Adoption of Children Act 1949(2), section 17 of the Adoption Act 1950(3), section 20 of the Adoption Act 1958(4), section 50 of the Adoption Act 1976(5) and section 77 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002(6);.

(3) For the definition of “Parental Order Register” substitute—

“Parental Order Register” means the register maintained by the Registrar General under section 50 of the Adoption Act 1976 as modified by the Parental Orders (Human Fertilization and Embryology) Regulations 1994(7) and section 77 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 as modified by the Human Fertilization and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2010(8);.

(1)

1926 c.29 (16 & 17 Geo 5); the whole Act was repealed by the Adoption Act 1950, section 46, Schedule 4 and by the Children Act 1975 section 108, Schedule 4 Part 1.

(2)

1949 c.98 (12, 13 & 14 Geo 6); the whole Act was repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993, section 1(1), Schedule 1 Part VIII.

(3)

1950 c.26 (14 Geo 6); the whole Act was repealed by the Adoption Act 1958, section 59(2) and Schedule 6.

(4)

1958 c.5 (7 Eliz 2); the whole Act was repealed by the Adoption Act 1976, section 73(3) and Schedule 4.

(5)

1976 c.36 the whole Act, except Part 4 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 was repealed by the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c.38), section 139(3), Schedule 5.

(7)

S.I. 1994/2767 regulation 2, Schedule 1, paragraph 4.

(8)

S.I. 2010/985 regulation 2, Schedule 1.