Adoption Act 1976 (Version in vigour from 2009-10-01 to )

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Coming into Force	01 October 2009
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Adoption Act 1976
Part I: The Adoption Service

The Adoption Service

1: Establishment of Adoption Service.
2: Local authorities’ social services.

Adoption societies

3: Approval of adoption societies.
4: Withdrawal of approval.
5: Procedure on refusal to approve, or withdrawal of approval from, adoption societies.

Welfare of children

6: Duty to promote welfare of child.
7: Religious upbringing of adopted child.

Supplemental

8: Inactive or defunct adoption societies.
9: Regulation of adoption agencies.
9A: Independent review of determinations
10: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11: Restriction on arranging adoptions and placing of children.

Part II: Adoption Orders

The making of adoption orders

12: Adoption orders.
13: Child to live with adopters before order made.
14: Adoption by married couple.
15: Adoption by one person.
16: Parental agreement.
17: Convention adoption orders.

Freeing for adoption

18: Freeing child for adoption.
19: Progress reports to former parent.
20: Revocation of s. 18 order.
21: Variation of section 18 order so as to substitute one adoption agency for another.

Supplemental

22: Notification to local authority of adoption application.
23: Reports where child placed by agency.
24: Restrictions on making adoption orders.
25: Interim orders.
26: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part III: Care and Protection of Children Awaiting Adoption

Restrictions on removal of children

27: Restrictions on removal where adoption agreed or application made under s. 18.
28: Restrictions on removal where applicant has provided home for 5 years.
29: Return of child taken away in breach of s. 27 or 28.
30: Return of children placed for adoption by adoption agencies.
31: Application of s. 30 where child not placed for adoption.

Protected children

32: Meaning of “protected child”.
33: Duty of local authorities to secure well-being of protected children.
34: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35: Notices and information to be given to local authorities.
36: Offences relating to protected children.
37: Miscellaneous provisions relating to protected children.

Part IV: Status of Adopted Children

38: Meaning of “adoption” in Part IV.

39: Status conferred by adoption.

40: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41: Adoptive relatives.: A relationship existing by virtue of section 39 may be referred to as an adoptive relationship, and—

42: Rules of construction for instruments concerning property.

43: Dispositions depending on date of birth.

44: Property devolving with peerages etc.

45: Protection of trustees and personal representatives.

46: Meaning of “disposition”.

47: Miscellaneous enactments.

48: Pensions.
49: Insurance.

Part V: Registration and Revocation of Adoption Orders andConvention Adoptions

50: Adopted Children Register.
51: Disclosure of birth records of adopted children.
51A: Adoption Contact Register.
52: Revocation of adoptions on legitimation.
53: Annulment etc. of overseas adoptions.
54: Provisions supplementary to ss. 52(3) and 53.

Part VI: Miscellaneous and Supplemental

55: Adoption of children abroad.
56: Restriction on removal of children for adoption outside Great Britain.
56A: Restriction on bringing children into the United Kingdom
57: Prohibition on certain payments.
57A: Permitted allowances.
58: Restriction on advertisements.
58A: Information concerning adoption.
59: Effect of determination and orders made in Scotland and overseas in adoption proceedings.
60: Evidence of adoption in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
61: Evidence of agreement and consent.
62: Courts.
63: Appeals etc.
64: Proceedings to be in private.
65: Duties of officers of the Service
65A: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66: Rules of procedure.
67: Orders, rules and regulations.
68: Offences by bodies corporate.
69: Services of notices etc.
70: Nationality.
71: Internal law of a country.
72: Interpretation.
73: Transitional provisions, amendments and repeals.
74: Short title, commencement and extent.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1
Registration of Adoptions

SCHEDULE 2
Transitional Provisions and Savings

Rights relating to property

SCHEDULE 3
Consequential Amendments

SCHEDULE 4
Repeals

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