(1)Regulations may provide—
(a)for a reference in any provision of this Act to an order of a court to include an order of a court in the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands which appears to the Secretary of State to correspond in its effect to the order in question,
(b)for a reference in any provision of this Act to an adoption agency to include a person who appears to the Secretary of State to exercise functions under the law of the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands which correspond to those of an adoption agency and for any reference in any provision of this Act to a child placed for adoption by an adoption agency to be read accordingly,
(c)for a reference in any provision of this Act to an enactment (including an enactment contained in this Act) to include a provision of the law of the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands which appears to the Secretary of State to correspond in its effect to the enactment,
(d)for any reference in any provision of this Act to the United Kingdom to include the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands.
(2)Regulations may modify any provision of this Act, as it applies to any order made, or other thing done, under the law of the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands.
(3)In this section, “regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State after consultation with the Assembly.
Commencement Information
I1S. 108 in force at 7.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/3203, art. 2(1)(k)