SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Powers to make rules

Part 2Rule-making powers subject to the process in Part 1

Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38)

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1

The Adoption and Children Act 2002 is amended as follows.

2

Those amendments do not have effect at any time after the amendments made to the Adoption and Children Act 2002 by paragraph 413 of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003 have come into force.

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In section 141 (rules of procedure), in subsection (1) for “The Lord Chancellor may make rules” substitute “ Rules may be made in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 ”.

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In section 142 (supplementary and consequential provision), in subsection (4) for “this Act or” substitute “ this Act, any power to make rules under section 141 or any power ”.