2003 No. 3223 (W.306)
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES
SOCIAL CARE, WALES

The Adoption Agencies (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003

Made
Coming into force
The National Assembly for Wales, in the exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 9(2) and (3) of the Adoption Act 19761 hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Citation, commencement and application1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Adoption Agencies (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 11th December 2003.

(2)

These Regulations apply to Wales.

Amendment of regulation 5A of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 19832.

In regulation 5A of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 19832 (tenure of office of members), after paragraph (1), there is inserted —

“(1A)

Where —

(a)

a member of an adoption panel holds office and is in his second consecutive term as a member of that panel; and

(b)

his term of office is due to expire on or after 31st December 2003,

the adoption agency may extend the term of office of that member for a further period not exceeding two years.”.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19983
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983 (“the 1983 Regulations”) and apply to Wales.

Regulation 2 amends regulation 5A of the 1983 Regulations to provide that an adoption agency may extend the term of office of a member of an adoption panel whose term of office is his second consecutive term of office and is due to expire on or after 31st December 2003 for a further period of two years.

These Regulations do not impose a cost on business.