Section 2 Application of Order of 1987 to convention adoption orders.

Northern Ireland

The Order of 1987 shall have effect in relation to an adoption order to be made as a convention adoption order subject to the following modifications—

(a)

in Article F114(4) (adoption by couples) , at the end there shall be added “ or the application is for a convention adoption order and section 1 of the Adoption (Hague Convention) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 is complied with ”;

(b)

in Article 15(2) (adoption by one person), at the end there shall be added “ or the application is for a convention adoption order and section 1 of the Adoption (Hague Convention) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 is complied with ”;

(c)

in Article 16(2) (parental agreement) at the end there shall be inserted —

“(2A)
Paragraph (1) does not apply in any case where the child is not a United Kingdom national and the application for the adoption order is for a convention adoption order.”

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 2(a) substituted (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 29(3) (with regs. 6-9)