Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001

1. Introductory Text

2. Implementation of Convention

   1. 1. Regulations giving effect to Convention

   2. 2. Central Authority and accredited bodies

3. Convention adoptions

   1. 3. Convention adoption orders

   2. 4. Effect of Convention adoptions

   3. 5. Annulment, etc., of Convention adoptions, etc.

   4. 6. Meaning of “Convention adoption” and related expressions in 1987 Order

4. Intercountry adoptions

   1. 7. Adoption Service to include intercountry adoptions etc.

   2. 8. Registration of adoption societies to provide intercountry adoption services

   3. 9. Six months residence required for certain intercountry adoptions

   4. 10. Registration of certain intercountry adoptions

   5. 11. Construction of certain references

5. Miscellaneous and supplementary

   1. 12. Restriction on bringing children into the United Kingdom for adoption

   2. 13. Effect of determinations in Convention countries, etc.

   3. 14. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

   4. 15. Interpretation

   5. 16. Short title and commencement

6. 1. SCHEDULE

      CONVENTION ON PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND CO-OPERATION IN RESPECT OF INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION