Adoption and Children Act 2002

Pending applications for freeing ordersU.K.

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6Nothing in this Act affects any application for an order under section 18 of the Adoption Act 1976 (freeing for adoption) where—

(a)the application has been made and has not been disposed of immediately before the repeal of that section, and

(b)the child in relation to whom the application is made has his home immediately before that repeal with a person with whom he has been placed for adoption by an adoption agency.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 4 para. 6 in force at 30.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/2897, art. 2(a) (with arts. 3-16)