Prospective

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3 N.I.Minor and consequential amendments

PART 1 N.I.Amendments of primary legislation

The Adoption and Children Act 2002 N.I.

59.  In section 144 (general interpretation etc.), in subsection (1)— N.I.

(a) in the definition of “Northern Irish adoption agency” for “Article 3 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22))” substitute “section 2 of the Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022”;

(b) in the definition of “Northern Irish adoption order” after “Order 1987” insert “or an adoption order within the meaning of section 43(1) of the Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 59 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 160(1)