# Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, Section 101: Sections 96 to 100: interpretation

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

In sections 96 to 100—
“adoption agency” includes an adoption agency in Great Britain;
“payment” includes reward; and
references to adoption are to the adoption of persons, wherever they may be habitually resident, effected under the law of any country or territory, whether within or outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2022/18/section/101 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-northern-ireland-2022/section-101
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