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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1969/22/section/4</dc:identifier><dc:title>Adoption (Hague Convention) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision for extending the powers of the court to make orders with respect to the adoption of children; for enabling effect to be given in Northern Ireland to adoptions effected in other countries and to determinations of authorities in other countries with respect to adoptions; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2020-03-10</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2020-01-13</dct:valid>
					
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 means an adoption specified by an order made under<Addition ChangeId="d29p238" CommentaryRef="c11604431"> section 72(2) of the Adoption Act 1976</Addition> and evidence of a foreign adoption may be given in the manner provided by the order.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c11604431" Type="F"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/1995/ni2" id="c00003" Class="NorthernIrelandOrderInCouncil" Year="1995" AlternativeNumber="2">1995 NI 2</Citation></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>