Regulation 9 Child to live with adopters before applicationI1
England and Wales
(1)
In a case where the requirements imposed by section 83(4) of the Act have been complied with and the conditions required by section 83(5) of the Act have been met, section 42 shall apply as if—
(a)
subsection (3) is omitted; and
(b)
in subsection (5) the words from “three years” to “preceding” there were substituted “six months”.
(2)
In a case where the requirements imposed by section 83(4) of the Act have not been complied with or the conditions required by section 83(5) have not been met, section 42 shall apply as if—
(a)
subsection (3) is omitted; and
(b)
in subsection (5) the words from “three years” to “preceding” there were substituted “twelve months”.