Children Act 1989

5A child is not a privately fostered child while—

(a)he is placed in the care of a person who proposes to adopt him under arrangements made by an adoption agency within the meaning of—

(i)section 1 of the M1Adoption Act 1976;

(ii)section 1 of the M2Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978; or

(iii)Article 3 of the M3Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987; or

(b)he is a protected child.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 8 para. 5 wholly in force at 14.10.1991 see s. 108(2)(3) and S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)

Marginal Citations