PART 4Amendments: Children and Families

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1

The Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200348 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

a

after the definition of “contact order” insert—

  • “couple” has the same meaning as in the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (see Article 2 of that Order);

b

in the definition of “prospective adopter”, omit “married”.

3

In regulation 3 (application for determination of eligibility, and assessment of suitability, to adopt), in paragraph (1), omit “married”.

4

In regulation 4 (eligibility requirements and requirement to notify), in paragraph (1), omit “married” in both places.

5

In regulation 10 (procedure following receipt of the Article 16 report), in paragraph (3)(b), omit “married”.

6

In regulation 19 (prescribed requirements for the purposes of making a Convention adoption order), in paragraph (1)—

a

in sub-paragraph (a)—

i

for “spouses” substitute “of the couple”;

ii

omit “married”;

b

in paragraph (d)—

i

for “spouses” substitute “couple”;

ii

omit “married”.

7

In regulation 29 (preparation of the Article 16 report for RSCA), in paragraph (7), omit “married”.

8

In regulation 30 (prescribed requirements for the purposes of making a Convention adoption order), in paragraph (a)—

a

for “spouses” substitute “of the couple”;

b

omit “married”.