# The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2003, Article 1: Citation, interpretation and application


(1) This Order may be cited as the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2003.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002.
(3) Subject to sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), this Order applies to England and Wales—
(a) article 2(1)(a) and (b) applies to Wales only; and
(b) article 2(2)(c) and (4)(a) applies to England only.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3079/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-2002-commencement-no-4-order-2003/article-1
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