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Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999

1999 c. 18 · Enacted 27 July 1999 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 4 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 15 July 2011.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 2(2)repealedRegulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 Sch. 3 para. 22(a)
s. 1(1)—Care Standards Act 2000 s. 46(7)(d)
s. 7(3)repealedAdoption and Children Act 2002 Sch. 5
Sch. 2 para. 3repealedAdoption and Children Act 2002 Sch. 5
An Act to make provision for giving effect to the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption, concluded at the Hague on 29th May 1993; to make further provision in relation to adoptions with an international element; and for connected purposes.[27th July 1999]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Implementation of Convention
  2. 1Regulations giving effect to Convention.
  3. 2Central Authorities and accredited bodies.
  4. Convention adoptions
  5. 3Convention adoption orders.
  6. 4Effect of Convention adoptions in England and Wales.
  7. 5Effect of Convention adoptions in Scotland.
  8. 6Annulment of Convention adoptions etc.
  9. 7Acquisition of British citizenship by Convention adoptions.
  10. 8Meaning of “Convention adoption” and related expressions in 1976 and 1978 Acts.
  11. Intercountry adoptions
  12. 9Adoption Service to include intercountry adoptions etc.
  13. 10Approval of adoption societies to provide intercountry adoption services. Not yet in force
  14. 11Six months residence required for certain intercountry adoptions.
  15. 12Registration of certain intercountry adoptions.
  16. 13Construction of certain references in 1976 and 1978 Acts.
  17. Miscellaneous and supplemental
  18. 14Restriction on bringing children into the United Kingdom for adoption. Repealed
  19. 15Amendments and repeals.
  20. 16Devolution.
  21. 17Savings for adoptions etc. under 1965 Convention.
  22. 18Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent.
  23. Schedule 1: Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption
  24. Paragraph
  25. Paragraph
  26. Paragraph
  27. Paragraph
  28. Paragraph
  29. Paragraph
  30. Paragraph
  31. Part
  32. Chapter I: Scope of the Convention Not yet in force
  33. Article 1 Not yet in force
  34. Paragraph Not yet in force
  35. Article 2 Not yet in force
  36. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  37. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  38. Article 3 Not yet in force
  39. Paragraph Not yet in force
  40. Chapter II: Requirements for Intercountry Adoptions Not yet in force
  41. Article 4 Not yet in force
  42. Paragraph Not yet in force
  43. Article 5 Not yet in force
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  45. Chapter III: Central Authorities and Accredited Bodies Not yet in force
  46. Article 6 Not yet in force
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  49. Article 7 Not yet in force
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  58. Article 11 Not yet in force
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  60. Article 12 Not yet in force
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  62. Article 13 Not yet in force
  63. Paragraph Not yet in force
  64. Chapter IV: Procedural Requirements in Intercountry Adoption Not yet in force
  65. Article 14 Not yet in force
  66. Paragraph Not yet in force
  67. Article 15 Not yet in force
  68. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  69. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  70. Article 16 Not yet in force
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  73. Article 17 Not yet in force
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  75. Article 18 Not yet in force
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  77. Article 19 Not yet in force
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  81. Article 20 Not yet in force
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  83. Article 21 Not yet in force
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  86. Article 22 Not yet in force
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  89. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  90. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  91. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  92. Chapter V: Recognition and Effects of the Adoption Not yet in force
  93. Article 23 Not yet in force
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  95. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  96. Article 24 Not yet in force
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  98. Article 25 Not yet in force
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  100. Article 26 Not yet in force
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  104. Article 27 Not yet in force
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  107. Chapter VI: General Provisions Not yet in force
  108. Article 28 Not yet in force
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  110. Article 29 Not yet in force
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  112. Article 30 Not yet in force
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  133. Article 39 Not yet in force
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  140. Article 42 Not yet in force
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  142. Schedule 2: Minor and consequential amendments
  143. Local Authority and Social Services Act 1970 (c.42)
  144. 1Paragraph 1
  145. Immigration Act 1971 (c.77)
  146. 2Paragraph 2
  147. Adoption Act 1976 (c.36)
  148. 3Paragraph 3
  149. Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.28)
  150. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  151. Family Law Act 1986 (c.55)
  152. 5Paragraph 5
  153. Schedule 3: Repeals