4(1)In section 9 of the Adoption Act 1976—
(a)for “Secretary of State” in subsections (2) and (3) there is substituted “appropriate Minister”, and
(b)at the end of that section there is inserted—
“(5)In this section and section 9A, “the appropriate Minister” means—
(a)in relation to England, the Secretary of State,
(b)in relation to Wales, the National Assembly for Wales,
and in relation to England and Wales, means the Secretary of State and the Assembly acting jointly.”
(2)Until the commencement of the repeal by this Act of section 9(2) of the Adoption Act 1976, section 36A of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14) (inserted by section 16 of this Act) is to have effect as if, after “2002”, there were inserted “or under section 9(2) of the Adoption Act 1976”.