# Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, Paragraph 34

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

In Article 35 (persons qualifying for advice and assistance)—
(a) for paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1) In this Part “a person qualifying for advice and assistance” means a person to whom paragraph (1A) or (1B) applies.
(1A) This paragraph applies to a person—
(a) who has reached the age of 16 but not the age of 21;
(b) with respect to whom a special guardianship order is in force (or, if the person has reached the age of 18, was in force when the person reached that age); and
(c) who was, immediately before the making of that order, looked after by an authority.
(1B) This paragraph applies to a person to whom paragraph (1A) does not apply, and who—
(a) is under 21; and
(b) at any time after reaching the age of 16 but while still a child was, but is no longer, looked after, accommodated or fostered.”;
(b) in paragraph (2), for “paragraph (1)(b)” substitute “paragraph (1B)(b)”;
(c) in paragraph (5), before sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“(za) in the case of a person to whom paragraph (1A) applies, an authority determined in accordance with regulations made by the Department;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2022/18/schedule/3/paragraph/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-northern-ireland-2022/schedule-3/paragraph-34
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