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The Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2000
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- 2000 No. 223 (C. 6)
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This Order brings into force on 1st June 2000 as regards Scotland, that part of section 13 of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999, (c.18) which inserts a new subsection (3A) into section 65 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978. The new subsection (3A) provides that in relation to the proposed adoption of a child resident outside the British Islands references to arrangements for adoption include references to arrangements for an assessment for the purpose of indicating whether a person is suitable or not to adopt a child.
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