2003 No. 1634 (W.176)

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES

The Adoption of Children from Overseas (Wales)(Amendment) Regulations 2003

Made24th June 2003

Coming into force25th June 2003

The National Assembly for Wales makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 9(2), 9(3) and 9(5) of the Adoption Act 19761 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf.

Citation, commencement, interpretation and application1.

(1)

These regulations may be cited as the Adoption of Children from Overseas (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2003.

(2)

These regulations come into force on 25th June 2003.

(3)

“the Principal Regulations” (“y prif Reoliadau”) means The Adoption of Children from Overseas (Wales) Regulations 20012.

(4)

These regulations apply to Wales.

Amendment of the Principal Regulations2.

(1)

In regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations (Interpretation) remove the reference to and the definition of “the 2001 Regulations”.

(2)

In regulation 3(1)(a) of the Principal Regulations (Duties of an adoption agency and adoption panel functions in respect of a prospective adopter), remove the words “regulation 3(2)(a) of the 2001 Regulations” and substitute the words “regulations made under section 56A of the Adoption Act 19763”.

Signed of behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19984

D. Elis-Thomas

The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales

24th June 2003

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These regulations make a minor amendment to The Adoption of Children from Overseas (Wales) Regulations 2001 (“the Welsh Regulations”) to take account of prospective changes to section 56A of the Adoption Act 1976 when the relevant parts of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 come into force. The effect of those changes is to render ineffective the Adoption of Children from Overseas Regulations 2001 which the Welsh Regulations 2001 refer to. These regulations remove that reference and instead refer to regulations made under section 56A of the Adoption Act 1976.