Part Adoption

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

• Sch. para. 3(3)(a) words substituted by Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 Sch. 3 para. 5(3)(a)
• Sch. para. 3(3)(b) words substituted by Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 Sch. 3 para. 5(3)(b)
• Sch. para. 1(2)(a) words inserted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 s. 138(3)(a)
• Sch. para. 3(2)(a) words inserted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 s. 138(3)(b)
• Sch. para. 3(2)(a) words inserted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 s. 138(3)(c)
• Sch. para. 4(2)(a) words inserted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 s. 138(3)(d)
• Sch. para. 3(1)(2) substituted by Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 Sch. 3 para. 5(2)