# The Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 12 and Transitional Provision) Order 2005, Article 4: Transitional provision


Sections 137(1) and 138 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 6 to, the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 are to continue to have effect for the purposes of an application under the following sections of the Adoption Act 1976—
(a) section 20 (revocation of a section 18 order);
(b) section 27(1) or (2) (restriction on removal of child where adoption pending or application made under section 18); and
(c) section 29 (return of child taken away in breach of section 27).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3518/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003-commencement-no-12-and-transitional-provision-order-2005/article-4
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