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If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2003/3095 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 24)S.I. 2004/759 art. 2-13 commences (2003 c. 43)S.I. 2004/874 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 42)S.I. 2005/275 art. 2 Sch. commences (2004 c. 35)S.I. 2005/394 art. 2 commences (2004 c. 31)S.I. 2005/700 art. 2 commences (2004 c. 31)S.I. 2005/847 art. 2 commences (2000 c. 31)S.I. 2005/910 art. 3 commences (2003 c. 39)S.I. 2005/1432 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 12)S.I. 2005/2897 art. 2 commences (2002 c. 38)S.I. 2005/3175 art. 2 3 Sch. 1 2 commences (2004 c. 33)S.I. 2005/3363 art. 2 commences (2004 c. 31)S.I. 2006/378 art. 2-7 Sch. commences (2005 c. 15)S.I. 2006/885 art. 2 commences (2004 c. 31)S.I. 2006/1014 art. 2 Sch. 1 2 commences (2005 c. 4)S.I. 2007/62 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 14)S.I. 2007/733 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 20)S.I. 2007/935 art. 2-7 commences (2006 c. 40)S.I. 2007/1897 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 9)S.I. 2007/2287 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 20)S.I. 2008/1586 art. 2(1) Sch. 1 commences (2008 c. 4)S.I. 2008/2870 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 20)S.I. 2009/268 art. 2 3 commences (2008 c. 23)S.I. 2009/479 art. 2-6 commences (2008 c. 22)S.I. 2009/2232 art. 2 commences (2008 c. 22)S.I. 2010/749 art. 2 commences (2008 c. 23)S.I. 2010/987 art. 2 commences (2008 c. 22)S.I. 2010/2612 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 20)S.I. 2010/2981 art. 2-4 commences (2008 c. 23)S.I. 2012/1553 art. 2(e) commences (2008 c. 23)S.S.I. 2005/643 art. 2 commences (2002 c. 38)S.S.I. 2009/267 art. 2 commences (2007 asp 4)Section 139SCHEDULE 4E+W+STransitional and transitory provisions and savingsThis schedule has no associated Explanatory NotesGeneral rules for continuityE+W1(1)Any reference (express or implied) in Part 1 or any other enactment, instrument or document to—
General rule for old savingsE+W2(1)The repeal by this Act of an enactment previously repealed subject to savings does not affect the continued operation of those savings.
Adoption support servicesE+W3
3[F1(1)The facilities to be provided by local authorities as part of the service maintained under section 1(1) of the Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36) include such arrangements as the authorities may be required by regulations to make for the provision of adoption support services to prescribed persons.
(2)Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may require a local authority—
(a)at the request of a prescribed person, to carry out an assessment of his needs for adoption support services,
(b)if, as a result of the assessment, the authority decide that he has such needs, to decide whether to provide any such services to him,
(c)if the authority decide to provide any such services to a person, and the circumstances fall within a description prescribed by the regulations, to prepare a plan in accordance with which the services are to be provided to him and keep the plan under review.
(3)Subsections (6) and (7) (except paragraph (a)) of section 4 of this Act apply to regulations under sub-paragraph (1) as they apply to regulations made by virtue of that section.
(4)Section 57(1) of the Adoption Act 1976 (prohibited payments) does not apply to any payment made in accordance with regulations under sub-paragraph (1).]
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(4)Section 57(1) of the Adoption Act 1976 (prohibited payments) does not apply to any payment made in accordance with regulations under sub-paragraph (1).
Regulation of adoption agenciesE+W4
4[F2(1)In section 9 of the Adoption Act 1976—
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Independent review mechanismE+W5
[F3After section 9 of the Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36) there is inserted—
9A“ Independent review of determinations(1)Regulations under section 9 may establish a procedure under which any person in respect of whom a qualifying determination has been made by an adoption agency may apply to a panel constituted by the appropriate Minister for a review of that determination.
(8)In this section, “organisation” includes a public body and a private or voluntary organisation.”]
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“9A Independent review of determinations(1)Regulations under section 9 may establish a procedure under which any person in respect of whom a qualifying determination has been made by an adoption agency may apply to a panel constituted by the appropriate Minister for a review of that determination.
(8)In this section, “organisation” includes a public body and a private or voluntary organisation.”
Pending applications for freeing ordersE+W+S+N.I.6Nothing in this Act affects any application for an order under section 18 of the Adoption Act 1976 (freeing for adoption) where—
Freeing ordersE+W+S+N.I.7(1)Nothing in this Act affects any order made under section 18 of the Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36) and—
Pending applications for adoption ordersE+W+S+N.I.8Nothing in this Act affects any application for an adoption order under section 12 of the Adoption Act 1976 where—
Notification of adoption applicationsE+W+S+N.I.9Where a notice given in respect of a child by the prospective adopters under section 22(1) of the Adoption Act 1976 is treated by virtue of paragraph 1(1) as having been given for the purposes of section 44(2) in respect of an application to adopt the child, section 42(3) has effect in relation to their application for an adoption order as if for “six months” there were substituted “ twelve months ”.
Adoptions with a foreign elementE+W10
[F4In section 13 of the Adoption Act 1976 (child to live with adopters before order is made)—
(a)in subsection (1)(a), at the beginning there is inserted “ (subject to subsection (1A)) ”,
“(1A)Where an adoption is proposed to be effected by a Convention adoption order, the order shall not be made unless at all times during the preceding six months the child had his home with the applicants or one of them.”,
(c)in subsection (2), after “subsection (1)” there is inserted “ or (1A) ”,
(d)subsection (4) is omitted.]
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11E+W[F5In section 56 of the Adoption Act 1976 (restriction on removal of children for adoption outside Great Britain)—
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12E+W[F6For section 56A of the Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36) there is substituted—
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13E+W[F7In section 72 of the Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36) (interpretation), subsection (3B) is omitted.]
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[F8In section 58 of the Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36) (restrictions on advertisements)—
(b)in subsection (2), for the words following “conviction” there is substituted “ to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both ”.]
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(b)in subsection (2), for the words following “conviction” there is substituted “ to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both ”.
15E+W[F9In section 52 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 28) (restriction on advertisements)—
(a)after subsection (1) there is inserted—“(1A)Publishing an advertisement includes doing so by electronic means (for example, by means of the internet).”,
(b)in subsection (2), for the words following “conviction” there is substituted “ to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both ”.]Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F9Sch. 4 paras. 10-16 repealed (prosp.) by Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38), ss.139, 148, Sch. 5 (with Sch. 4 paras. 6-8)15In section 52 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 28) (restriction on advertisements)—E+W(a)after subsection (1) there is inserted—“(1A)Publishing an advertisement includes doing so by electronic means (for example, by means of the internet).”,
(b)in subsection (2), for the words following “conviction” there is substituted “ to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both ”.16E+W16[F10(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations providing for the references to an adoption agency in—E+W(a)section 58(1)(c) of the Adoption Act 1976, and(b)section 52(1)(c) of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978,to include a prescribed person outside the United Kingdom exercising functions corresponding to those of an adoption agency, if the functions are being exercised in prescribed circumstances.
(2)Before exercising the power conferred by sub-paragraph (1) in relation to the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978, the Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers.]Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F10Sch. 4 paras. 10-16 repealed (prosp.) by Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38), ss.139, 148, Sch. 5 (with Sch. 4 paras. 6-8)16(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations providing for the references to an adoption agency in—E+W(a)section 58(1)(c) of the Adoption Act 1976, and(b)section 52(1)(c) of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978,to include a prescribed person outside the United Kingdom exercising functions corresponding to those of an adoption agency, if the functions are being exercised in prescribed circumstances.
(2)Before exercising the power conferred by sub-paragraph (1) in relation to the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978, the Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers.StatusE+W+S+N.I.17(1)Section 67—
18Section 69 does not apply to a pre-1976 instrument.E+W+S+N.I.19In section 70(1), the reference to Part 3 of the Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c. 42) includes Part 2 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969 (c. 46).E+W+S+N.I.Registration of adoptionsE+W20(1)The power of the court under paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 1 to amend an order on the application of the adopter or adopted person includes, in relation to an order made before 1st April 1959, power to make any amendment of the particulars contained in the order which appears to be required to bring the order into the form in which it would have been made if paragraph 1 of that Schedule had applied to the order.
The Child Abduction Act 1984 (c. 37)E+W21Paragraph 43 of Schedule 3 does not affect the Schedule to the Child Abduction Act 1984 in its application to a child who is the subject of—
The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)E+W22Paragraph 80 of Schedule 3 does not affect section 58A(2)(b) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 in its application to proceedings under the Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36).
The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36)S23Paragraph 84 of Schedule 3 does not affect section 86(6) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 in its application to a child who becomes the subject of an order under section 18 or 55 of the Adoption Act 1976 by virtue of an application made before the repeal of that section.
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