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Paragraph 4 I1

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

For subsection (1B) there is substituted—

“(1B)

In this section—

  • “guardian of a child”, “parental responsibility”, “residence order”, “special guardian”, “special guardianship order” and “care order” have the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989;

  • “adoption agency”, “placed for adoption”, “placement order” and “local authority” have the same meaning as in the Adoption and Children Act 2002;

  • “appropriate local authority” means the local authority authorised by the placement order to place the child for adoption.”

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Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 30.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/2213, art. 2(o) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2005/2897, arts. 3-16)