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The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2003

W.S.I. 2003/181 · Made 31 January 2003

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SOCIAL CARE, WALES

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES

Made 31st January 2003

The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 148(6) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 f1 hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2002 c. 38. The powers are conferred upon the Appropriate Minister. “Appropriate Minister” means the Assembly in relation to Wales and the Secretary of State in relation to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland (s. 144(1) of the Act). “Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales (s. 144(1) of the Act).

Contents

  1. 1Citation interpretation and application
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation interpretation and application

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No.1) (Wales) Order 2003.

(2)

In this Order —

  • “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;

(3)

This Order applies in relation to Wales.

2Appointed day

1st February 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 16 of the Act.

Signature

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998f1

Jenny Randerson

Minister for Culture, Sport and the Welsh Language

31st January 2003

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 16 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 which amends the Care Standards Act 2000 by inserting a new provision (section 36A). The new section makes provision for the distribution of functions in relation to voluntary adoption agencies as between the National Assembly for Wales and the National Care Standards Commission as registration authorities.