PART 4Amendments: Children and Families
AdoptionI129
1
The Adoption (Hague Convention) Act (Northern Ireland) 196941 is amended as follows.
2
In section 1 (convention adoption orders)—
a
in subsection (4), omit “married”,
b
in subsection (7), after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”, and
c
after subsection (8) insert—
9
In subsection (4) “couple” has the same meaning as in the Order of 1987 (see Article 2 of that Order).
3
In section 2(a) (which applied the original Article 14(2) of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 with modifications), for “14(2) (adoption by married couples)” substitute “14(4) (adoption by couples)”.
4
In section 6(2) (person legitimated following foreign convention adoption by just one parent), after “marriage of” insert “, or formation of a civil partnership by,”.