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16(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations providing for the references to an adoption agency in—
(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.
“Prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations.
(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.