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Adoption and Children Act 2002
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- S.I. 2005/3112 art. 2 commences (2002 c. 38)
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- 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 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 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.S.I. 2005/643 art. 2 commences (2002 c. 38)
- S.S.I. 2009/267 art. 2 commences (2007 asp 4)
Section 147
SCHEDULE 6E+W+S+N.I.Glossary
In this Act, the expressions listed in the left-hand column below have the meaning given by, or are to be interpreted in accordance with, the provisions of this Act or (where stated) of the 1989 Act listed in the right-hand column.
| Expression | Provision |
|---|---|
| the 1989 Act | section 2(5) |
| Adopted Children Register | section 77 |
| Adoption and Children Act Register | section 125 |
| adoption (in relation to Chapter 4 of Part 1) | section 66 |
| adoption agency | section 2(1) |
| adoption agency placing a child for adoption | section 18(5) |
| Adoption Contact Register | section 80 |
| adoption order | section 46(1) |
| Adoption Service | section 2(1) |
| adoption society | section 2(5) |
| adoption support agency | section 8 |
| adoption support services | section 2(6) |
| appointed day (in relation to Chapter 4 of Part 1) | section 66(2) |
| appropriate Minister | section 144 |
| Assembly | section 144 |
| body | section 144 |
| by virtue of | section 144 |
| care order | section 105(1) of the 1989 Act |
| child | sections 49(5) and 144 |
| child assessment order | section 43(2) of the 1989 Act |
| child in the care of a local authority | section 105(1) of the 1989 Act |
| child looked after by a local authority | section 22 of the 1989 Act |
| child placed for adoption by an adoption agency | section 18(5) |
| child to be adopted, adopted child | section 49(5) |
| consent (in relation to making adoption orders or placing for adoption) | section 52 |
| the Convention | section 144 |
| Convention adoption | section 66(1)(c) |
| Convention adoption order | section 144 |
| Convention country | section 144 |
| couple | section 144(4) |
| court | section 144 |
| disposition (in relation to Chapter 4 of Part 1) | section 73 |
| enactment | section 144 |
| fee | section 144 |
| guardian | section 144 |
| information | section 144 |
| interim care order | section 38 of the 1989 Act |
| local authority | section 144 |
| local authority foster parent | section 23(3) of the 1989 Act |
| Northern Irish adoption agency | section 144 |
| Northern Irish adoption order | section 144 |
| notice | section 144 |
| notice of intention to adopt | section 44(2) |
| overseas adoption | section 87 |
| parental responsibility | section 3 of the 1989 Act |
| partner, in relation to a parent of a child | section 144(7) |
| placement order | section 21 |
| placing, or placed, for adoption | sections 18(5) and 19(4) |
| prohibited steps order | section 8(1) of the 1989 Act |
| records (in relation to Chapter 5 of Part 1) | section 82 |
| registered adoption society | section 2(2) |
| registers of live-births (in relation to Chapter 5 of Part 1) | section 82 |
| registration authority (in Part 1) | section 144 |
| regulations | section 144 |
| relative | section 144, read with section 1(8) |
| residence order | section 8(1) of the 1989 Act |
| rules | section 144 |
| Scottish adoption agency | section 144(3) |
| Scottish adoption order | section 144 |
| specific issue order | section 8(1) of the 1989 Act |
| subordinate legislation | section 144 |
| supervision order | section 31(11) of the 1989 Act |
| unitary authority | section 144 |
| voluntary organisation | section 2(5) |
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