# Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001, Article 38


A State within which different territorial units have their own rules of law in respect of adoption shall not be bound to apply the Convention where a State with a unified system of law would not be bound to do so.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2001/11/schedule/part/chapter/VI/crossheading/article-38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-northern-ireland-2001/schedule/part/chapter-VI/crossheading-article-38
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