Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 64

Children And Young Persons, England And Wales

Children And Young Persons, Northern Ireland

The Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Abroad (Nigeria) Order 2021

Made

20th January 2021

Laid before Parliament

22nd January 2021

Coming into force

12th March 2021

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9(4) of the Children and Adoption Act 2006(1), makes the following Order.

In accordance with section 9(5)(a) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with Welsh Ministers(2) and, in accordance with section 9(5)(b) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland(3).

(1)

2006 c.20.

(2)

By virtue of section 9(5)(a), the Secretary of State must consult with the National Assembly for Wales before making any Order under section 9(4). The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32).

(3)

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland was renamed as the Department of Health by section 1(5) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5).