{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-northern-ireland-2022/section-151",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-northern-ireland-2022/section-151.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2022/18",
  "legislation_title": "Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-northern-ireland-2022",
  "path": "section/151",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "151",
  "heading": "Supplementary",
  "text": "(1) In this group of sections—\n“English adoption agency” means “an adoption agency” within the meaning of section 131(1)(za) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002;\n“organisation” includes a public body and a private or voluntary organisation;\n“the register” means the Northern Ireland Adoption and Children Act Register;\n“Scottish adoption agency” has the meaning given by section 144(3) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002;\n“Welsh adoption agency” has the meaning given by section 131(1)(ca) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.\n(2) For the purposes of this group of sections (except sections 144(2) and 148(3))—\n(a) a child is suitable for adoption if an adoption agency is satisfied that the child ought to be placed for adoption;\n(b) prospective adopters are suitable to adopt a child if an adoption agency is satisfied that they are suitable to have a child placed with them for adoption.\n(3) For the purposes of sections 144(2) and 148(3)—\n(a) a child is suitable for adoption if an English, Welsh or Scottish adoption agency is satisfied that the child ought to be placed for adoption;\n(b) prospective adopters are suitable to adopt a child if an English, Welsh or Scottish adoption agency is satisfied that they are suitable to have a child placed with them for adoption.\n(4) Nothing authorised or required to be done by virtue of this group of sections constitutes an offence under section 97, 98 or 99.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 151 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 160(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2022/18/section/151",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:19:21.400523+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}