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Section 20 Varying placement ordersI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

(1)

The court may vary a placement order so as to substitute another adoption authority for the adoption authority authorised by the order to place the child for adoption.

(2)

The variation may only be made on the joint application of both adoption authorities.

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I1

S. 20 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 160(1)