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The Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 1996

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Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 3266 (S.254)

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS

The Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 1996

Made

24th December 1996

Laid before Parliament

31st December 1996

Coming into force

1st April 1997

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3(1A), 9 and 27(2) of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1978 c. 28; section 3(1A) of the 1978 Act substituted by section 94 (brought into force for regulation making purposes by the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 Commencement No. 3 Order 1996 S.I. 1996/ ) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36) (“the 1995 Act”); in section 9 subsection (2) was amended by paragraph 5(a) and subsection (3A) was inserted by paragraph 5(b), of Schedule 2 to the 1995 Act; and section 27(2) was substituted by paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 to the 1995 Act.

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