# Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007, Section 77: Effect of certain orders made in England and Wales

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(1) An adoption order (within the meaning of section 46(1) of the 2002 Act) has effect in Scotland as it has in England and Wales but as if any reference to the parental responsibility for the child were to the parental responsibilities and parental rights in relation to the child.
(2) An order made under section 21 of that Act (placement orders), and the variation or revocation of such an order under section 23 or 24 of that Act, have effect in Scotland as they have in England and Wales but as if any reference to the parental responsibility for the child were to the parental responsibilities and parental rights in relation to the child.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/4/section/77 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-scotland-act-2007/section-77
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