# The Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008, Article 21: Transfer of proceedings under the 2002 Act


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), where proceedings under the 2002 Act are to be transferred to a county court, they must be transferred to an adoption centre.
(2) Where proceedings for—
(a) a Convention Adoption Order; or
(b) an adoption order under the 2002 Act where section 83 of that Act applies,
are to be transferred to a county court, they must be transferred to an intercountry adoption centre.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2836/article/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/allocation-and-transfer-of-proceedings-order-2008/article-21
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