SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Consequential Amendments

PART IIAmendments Extending Only to Scotland

Adoption Act 1958 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2 c. 5)

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In section 57 of the said Act of 1958 the following subsection is inserted after subsection (1)—

1A

In sections 22, 29, 34 to 37 and 40(4) of this Act—

a

" adoption agency " includes an adoption agency within the meaning of section 1 of the Adoption Act 1976,

b

except in sections 34 and 34A " adoption order" includes an order under section 12 of the Adoption Act 1976,

c

" local authority " includes the council of a county (other than a metropolitan county), a metropolitan district, a London borough or the Common Council of the City of London.