The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 10 Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2005

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 INTRODUCTORY

   1. 1. Citation and interpretation

3. PART 2 COMMENCEMENT

   1. 2. Appointed day

4. PART 3 TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

   1. 3. Cases in progress under the Agencies Regulations 1983 on the appointed day

   2. 4. Case of child free for adoption

   3. 5. Child ceasing to be a protected child

   4. 6. Hague Convention cases in progress on the appointed day

   5. 7. Non-Convention adoptions – conditions to be met by prospective adopters under section 83(5) of the 2002 Act

   6. 8. Non-Convention and Hague Convention cases – functions imposed on the local authority following receipt of notice of intention to adopt

   7. 9. Restrictions on removal of children – pending applications for adoption and freeing orders

   8. 10. Pending applications for freeing orders

   9. 11. Pending applications for adoption orders in non-agency cases

   10. 12. Pending applications under section 53 or 55 of the 1976 Act

5. PART 4 SAVINGS PROVISIONS

   1. 13. Records and disclosure of adoption information

   2. 14. Parental orders

   3. 15. Local Authority Adoption Service

   4. 16. Voluntary Adoption Agencies

6. Signature

7. Explanatory Note

8. Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders