# Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999, Section 9: Adoption Service to include intercountry adoptions etc.

Extent: E+W+S

After subsection (3) of section 1 of the 1976 and 1978 Acts (establishment of Adoption Service) there shall be inserted—
“(3A) In this Part, references to adoption are to the adoption of children, wherever they may be habitually resident, effected under the law of any country or territory, whether within or outside the British Islands.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/18/section/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-1999/section-9
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