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The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 5) (Wales) Order 2004

W.S.I. 2004/252 · Made 4 February 2004

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SOCIAL CARE, WALES

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES

Made 4th February 2004

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

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2002 c. 38. The power is exercisable by the appropriate Minister who is defined in section 144(1) in relation to Wales as the National Assembly for Wales.

Contents

  1. 1Name, interpretation and application
  2. 2Appointed Day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Name, interpretation and application

(1)

This Order is called the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 5) (Wales) Order 2004.

(2)

In this Order “the Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002.

(3)

This Order applies in relation to Wales.

2Appointed Day

7th February 2004 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

(a)

section 2(6) (basic definitions);

(b)

sections 4(6) and (7), 9 to 11, 12(1) to (3), 27(3), 53(1) to (3), 54, 56(1) and (3), 57(6), 59, 63 to 65 and 98;

(c)

for the purposes of making regulations, sections 4(1)(b) and (5), 57(5), 58(2) and (3), 60(2) and (4) and 61(5)(c) and 62(7)(c);

(d)

paragraphs 3 and 5 of Schedule 4, and section 139(2).

Signature

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

D. Elis-Thomas

The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

4th February 2004

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the fifth Commencement Order made under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (“the Act”) and applies to Wales only.

The Order brings the following provisions of the Act into force on 7th February 2004 —

  • sections 2(6) and 65, being interpretation provisions;

  • regulation-making powers in sections 4(6) and (7), 9 to 11, 12(1) to (3), 27(3), 53(1) to (3), 54, 56(1) and (3), 57(6), 59, 63, 64 and 98;

  • only for the purposes of making regulations, sections 4(1)(b) and (5), 57(5), 58(2) and (3), 60(2) and (4), 61(5)(c) and 62(7)(c);

  • paragraphs 3 (adoption support services) and 5 (independent review mechanism) of Schedule 4.