Children and Families Act 2014

Valid from 25/07/2014

1Contact between prescribed persons and adopted person's relativesE+W

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(1)In section 98 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (pre-commencement adoptions: information), after subsection (1) insert—

(1A)Regulations under section 9 may make provision for the purpose of facilitating contact between persons with a prescribed relationship to a person adopted before the appointed day and that person's relatives.

(2)In each of subsections (2) and (3) of that section, for “that purpose” substitute “ a purpose within subsection (1) or (1A) ”.

(3)In subsection (7) of that section, after the definition of “appointed day” insert—

prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under section 9;.