# Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, Paragraph 59

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

In section 144 (general interpretation etc.), in subsection (1)—
(a) in the definition of “Northern Irish adoption agency” for “Article 3 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22))” substitute “section 2 of the Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022”;
(b) in the definition of “Northern Irish adoption order” after “Order 1987” insert “or an adoption order within the meaning of section 43(1) of the Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2022/18/schedule/3/paragraph/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-northern-ireland-2022/schedule-3/paragraph-59
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