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Adoption Act 1960

As Enacted Cited authorities 1 Cited in Amendments 6 Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1960 c. 59
Year1960


Adoption Act, 1960

(8 & 9 Eliz. 2) CHAPTER 59

An Act to amend the law with respect to the revocation of adoption orders in cases of legitimation, and to make further provision in connection with the revocation of such orders under section twenty-six of the Adoption Act, 1958.

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

S-1 Further provision for revocation of adoption orders in cases of legitimation.

1 Further provision for revocation of adoption orders in cases of legitimation.

(1) Where any person legitimated by virtue of section one of the Legitimacy Act, 1959 , had been adopted by his father and mother before the commencement of that Act, the court by which the adoption order was made may, on the application of any of the parties concerned, revoke that order.

(2) The revocation of an adoption order under this section, or under section twenty-six of the Adoption Act, 1958 , shall not affect the operation of sections sixteen and seventeen of that Act in relation to an intestacy which occurred, or a disposition which was made, before the revocation.

(3) This section shall be construed as one with section twenty-six of the Adoption Act, 1958; and any reference in that Act to that section or to subsection (1) of that section shall be construed as including a reference to subsection (1) of this section.

S-2 Short title and extent.

2 Short title and extent.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Adoption Act, 1960

(2) This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

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