Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022

8.—(1) Despite the repeal of the Adoption (Hague Convention) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (“ the 1969 Act”) the following provisions of that Act continue to have effect—

(a) section 5(1) (recognition of foreign determinations) so far as it applies to a determination made by an authority of any British territory outside the United Kingdom in respect of a convention adoption order and to which subsection (1)(b) of that section applies,

(b) in section 6 (annulment etc.)—

(i) subsection (1) so far as it applies to convention adoption orders, and

(ii) subsections (3) and (4) so far as they apply to determinations,

(c) in section 8 (registration)—

(i) subsection (3) so far as it applies to convention adoption orders or any entry or mark erroneously made in pursuance of subsection (2) of that section, and

(ii) subsection (4).

(2) Despite the repeal of the 1969 Act, the following provisions of that Act continue to have effect so far as they are necessary for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

(a) section 7 (provisions supplemental to section 6),

(b) section 9 (nationality),

(c) section 10 (supplemental),

(d) section 11 (rules),

(e) section 12 (interpretation).

(3) In this paragraph—

“the 1969 Act” means the Adoption (Hague Convention) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969,

“convention adoption order” means an order under Article 12(1) of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 made in accordance with section 1(1) of the 1969 Act,

“determination” means a determination that has effect by virtue of section 5(1) of the 1969 Act.