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51The Adoption Act 1976 is amended as follows.
52In section 65 (guardians ad litem and reporting officers)—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)after “as are prescribed” there is inserted “of an officer of the Service”,
(ii)in paragraph (a), for the words from the beginning to “litem” there is substituted “to act on behalf”,
(iii)in paragraph (b), “of a person to act as reporting officer” is omitted,
(b)in subsection (2)—
(i)for “as guardian ad litem or reporting officer” there is substituted “under subsection (1)”,
(ii)for “be both guardian ad litem and reporting officer” there is substituted “act under both paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1)”,
(c)after subsection (2) there is inserted—
“(3)Rules of court may make provision as to the assistance which an officer of the Service may be required by the court to give to it.
(4)In this section “officer of the Service” has the same meaning as in the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000.”,
(d)for the sidenote there is substituted “Duties of officers of the Service”.
53Section 65A (panels for selection of guardians ad litem and reporting officers) is omitted.
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