# Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001, Paragraph 1


The Convention shall apply where a child habitually resident in one Contracting State ( “the State of origin”) has been, is being, or is to be moved to another Contracting State ( “the receiving State”) either after his or her adoption in the State of origin by spouses or a person habitually resident in the receiving State, or for the purposes of such an adoption in the receiving State or in the State of origin.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2001/11/schedule/part/chapter/I/crossheading/article-2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-northern-ireland-2001/schedule/part/chapter-I/crossheading-article-2/paragraph-1
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