# The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2003, Article 2: Appointed day


3rd February 2003 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—
(a) paragraph 53 of Schedule 3 to the Act (the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22))) and section 139(1) of the Act in so far as it relates to that paragraph;
(b) sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act (regulation of adoption agencies) and section 139(2) of the Act in so far as it relates to that sub-paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/288/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-2002-commencement-no-2-order-2003/article-2
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