Part 1

Adoption
Chapter 6

Adoptions with a foreign element

Bringing children into and out of the United Kingdom

Power to modify sections 83 and 85
86
1
Regulations may provide for section 83 not to apply if—
a
the adopters or (as the case may be) prospective adopters are natural parents, natural relatives or guardians of the child in question (or one of them is), or
b
the British resident in question is a partner of a parent of the child,
and any prescribed conditions are met.
2
Regulations may provide for section 85(1) to apply with modifications, or not to apply, if—
a
the prospective adopters are parents, relatives or guardians of the child in question (or one of them is), or
b
the prospective adopter is a partner of a parent of the child,
and any prescribed conditions are met.
3
On the occasion of the first exercise of the power to make regulations under this section—
a
the statutory instrument containing the regulations is not to be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament, and
b
accordingly section 140(2) does not apply to the instrument.
4
In this section, “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations and “regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State after consultation with the Assembly.