{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-northern-ireland-2001/section-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-northern-ireland-2001/section-11.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2001/11",
  "legislation_title": "Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-northern-ireland-2001",
  "path": "section/11",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Construction of certain references",
  "text": "In Article 2 of the 1987 Order (interpretation), after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—\n“(3A) In this Order, in relation to the proposed adoption of a child resident outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, references to arrangements for the adoption of a child include references to arrangements for an assessment for the purpose of indicating whether a person is suitable to adopt a child or not.\n(3B) In this Order, in relation to—\n(a) an adoption proposed to be effected by a Convention adoption order; or\n(b) an adoption of a child habitually resident outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man which is proposed to be effected by an adoption order other than a Convention adoption order,\nreferences to a child placed with any persons by an adoption agency include references to a child who, in pursuance of arrangements made by such an agency, has been adopted by or placed with those persons under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.” .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2001/11/section/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:21:47.413505+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}