The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 10 Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2005

PART 1 INTRODUCTORY

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 10 Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2005.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1976 Act” means the Adoption Act 1976(1);

“the 2002 Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;

“the Agencies Regulations 1983” means the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983(2);

“the Agencies Regulations 2005” means the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005(3);

“the appointed day” means 30th December 2005;

“the Foreign Element Regulations” means the Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005(4);

“the Hague Convention Regulations” means the Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Regulations 2003(5);

“the Private Fostering Regulations” means the Children (Private Arrangements for Fostering) Regulations 2005(6);

“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(7).

(3) A reference in this Order to “the corresponding Welsh provision” in relation to a provision in regulations that apply only in relation to England, is to the corresponding provision in regulations that apply only in relation to Wales.

(1)

1976 c. 36.

(2)

S.I. 1983/1964. Relevant amendments are made by S.I. 1997/649, S.I. 1997/2308, S.I. 2002/3220, S.I. 2003/367, S.I. 2004/190, and S.I. 2005/774.

(3)

S.I. 2005/389.

(4)

S.I. 2005/392.

(5)

S.I. 2003/118.

(6)

S.I. 2005/1533.

(7)

1971 c. 80.