The Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (Commencement No. 7) (Scotland) Order 2002

Made18th December 2002

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18(3) of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 19991, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and extent1

1

This Order may be cited as the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (Commencement No. 7) (Scotland) Order 2002.

2

This Order extends to Scotland only.

Appointed day2

14th January 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999:–

a

section 1 (regulations giving effect to Convention); and

b

section 12 (registration of certain intercountry adoptions) insofar as it amends the Adoption (Scotland) Act 19782.

CATHY JAMIESONSt Andrews House,Edinburgh18th December 2002

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which extends to Scotland only, brings into force on 14th January 2003 the following provisions of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999:–

Section 1 (which enables the Scottish Ministers to make regulations which give effect to the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoptions which was concluded at the Hague on 29th May 1993); and
Section 12 (which amends the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978).

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:–

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Section 13 (partially) as to England and Wales	31st January 2000	2000/52
Section 16 (2)	16th October 2000	2000/2821
Section 13 (partially) as to Scotland	10th November 2000	S.S.I. 2000/390
Section 9 as to England and Wales	30th April 2001	2001/1279
Section 14 as to England and Wales	30th April 2001	2001/1279
Section 9 as to Scotland	14th June 2001	S.S.I. 2001/235
Section 14 as to Scotland	14th June 2001	S.S.I. 2001/235