# Adoption and Children Act 2002, Paragraph 4


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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/38/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-2002/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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