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11.—(1) The Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 14(3)(b)(ii) (requirement to provide counselling and information for, and ascertain wishes and feelings of, the parent or guardian of the child and others)—
(a)for “residence order or contact” substitute “child arrangements”, and
(b)for “residence, contact” substitute “child arrangements orders”.
(3) In regulation 19(3) (adoption agency decision and notification) for sub-paragraph (b), substitute—
“any relative or other significant person whom the agency consulted under regulation 14(1) including-
(i)any person named in a child arrangements order under section 8 of the 1989 Act, as a person with whom the child is to spend time or otherwise have contact, or
(ii)any person in whose favour an order under section 34 of the 1989 Act (parental contact with children in care) has been made,
where such order is in force immediately before the agency is authorised to place the child for adoption”.
S.I. 2005/1313, to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument
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