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The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 8) (Wales) Order 2005

W.S.I. 2005/1206 · Made 19 April 2005

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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES

Made 19 April 2005

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. 8) (Wales) Order 2005.

(2)

This Order applies in relation to Wales.

2Appointed Day

6 June 2005 is the appointed day for the coming into force of sections 3(3) and (4) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.

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

19 April 2005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

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

The Order brings into force on 6 June 2005 sections 3(3) and 3(4) of the Act.