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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-1999-commencement-no-10-scotland-order-2003/article-2",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/121",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (Commencement No. 10) (Scotland) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-1999-commencement-no-10-scotland-order-2003",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Appointed day",
  "text": "1st June 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999:–\n(a) section 2(1), (2), (3), (4) and (6) (Central Authorities and accredited bodies) insofar as it relates to Scotland;\n(b) section 3 (Convention adoption orders) insofar as it amends the 1978 Act;\n(c) section 5 (effect of Convention adoptions in Scotland);\n(d) section 6 (Annulment of Convention adoptions etc.) insofar as it amends the 1978 Act;\n(e) section 8 (meaning of “Convention adoption” and related expressions) insofar as it amends the 1978 Act;\n(f) section 11 (six month residence requirement for certain intercountry adoptions) insofar as it amends the 1978 Act;\n(g) section 15 (amendments and repeals) insofar as it relates to Schedule 2 and the repeals of the 1978 Act in Schedule 3;\n(h) Schedule 1 insofar as it relates to Scotland;\n(i) Schedule 2, paragraph 4;\n(j) Schedule 3 insofar as it amends the 1978 Act; and\n(k) section 17 (Savings for adoptions etc. under 1965 Convention) insofar as it relates to the 1978 Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/121/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:37:49.027036+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."
}