# Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999, Paragraph 2

Status: prospective

Federal States, States with more than one system of law or States having autonomous territorial units shall be free to appoint more than one Central Authority and to specify the territorial or personal extent of their functions. Where a State has appointed more than one Central Authority, it shall designate the Central Authority to which any communication may be addressed for transmission to the appropriate Central Authority within that State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/18/schedule/1/part/chapter/III/crossheading/article-6/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-1999/schedule-1/part/chapter-III/crossheading-article-6/paragraph-2
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