Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 No. 18

Prospective

PART 1 N.I. Adoption

CHAPTER 3 N.I. Placement for adoption and adoption orders

Removal of children in non-agency cases N.I.

Other non-agency cases N.I.

37.—(1) In any case where sections 34 to 36 do not apply but—

(a) the people concerned have given notice of intention to adopt; or

(b) the people concerned have applied for leave under section 39(6) and the application has not been disposed of,

the following persons may remove the child.

(2) They are—

(a) a person who has the court’s leave;

(b) an adoption authority or other person in the exercise of a power conferred by any statutory provision, other than Article 22(2) of the Children Order.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 37 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 160(1)