Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.28) Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.28) Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Sch. 4 para. 16 repealed by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 Sch. 11 6Paragraph 6 Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.28)