# Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, Paragraph 9

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

Paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 does not affect the Schedule to the Child Abduction (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 in its application to a child who is the subject of—
(a) an order under Article 17 or 18 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 freeing the child for adoption;
(b) a pending application for such an order; or
(c) a pending application for an order under Article 12 of that Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2022/18/schedule/4/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-northern-ireland-2022/schedule-4/paragraph-9
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