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10In 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))”,
(b)after subsection (1) there is inserted—
“(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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