Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.28) Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.28) England, Wales and Scotland Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Sch. 2 para. 3 repealed by Adoption and Children Act 2002 Sch. 5 4Paragraph 4 Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.28)