8Nothing in this Act affects any application for an adoption order under section 12 of the Adoption Act 1976 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. 8 in force at 30.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/2897, art. 2(a) (with arts. 3-16)