# The Education and Adoption Act 2016 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2018

S.I. 2018/300 · made 5 March 2018

These Regulations are the fourth commencement regulations made under the Education and Adoption Act 2016 (“the Act”).

Made under: Education and Adoption Act 2016 (Section 19)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-adoption-act-2016-commencement-no-4-regulations-2018/pdf/uksi_20180300_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Education, England And Wales
Made 5th March 2018
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 19(2) of the Education and Adoption Act 2016, makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Education and Adoption Act 2016 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2018.

## 2 Provisions coming into force on 7th March 2018

The following provisions of the Education and Adoption Act 2016 come into force on 7th March 2018:
(a) section 15 (local authority adoption functions: joint arrangements); and
(b) section 16(c) (consequential repeals).

## Signature

Nadhim Zahawi
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Education
5th March 2018

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are the fourth commencement regulations made under the Education and Adoption Act 2016 (“the Act”).
These Regulations appoint 7th March 2018 as the day for the coming into force of section 15 and section 16(c) of the Act. Section 15 provides for the repeal of section 3A and brings into force section 3ZA of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Section 16(c) provides for the repeal of section 4 of the Children and Families Act 2014 which inserted section 3A into the Adoption and Children Act 2002. These Regulations bring the Act into full force.

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