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Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007, Section 76 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 June 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

76Adoption societies which are not registered adoption servicesS
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(1)Subsection (2) applies where—

(a)an adoption society is—

(i)a registered adoption society, or

(ii)registered as respects Northern Ireland under Part III of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/431), and

(b)the society is not a registered adoption service.

(2)Except to the extent that the society considers it necessary to do so in the interests of a person mentioned in section 3(1) of [F1the 2002 Act] or, as the case may be, Article 3 of the Northern Ireland Order, it must not act as an adoption society in Scotland.

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I1S. 76 in force at 28.9.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/267, arts. 1(2), 2 (with arts. 3-21) (as amended (7.5.2012) by S.S.I. 2012/99, art. 2)

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