Article 4

Subject to the provisions of article 8 of this order, where under section 9(7) of the Adoption Act 1958 the director of social services of a dissolved authority is immediately before the specified date acting as guardian ad litem for the purpose of an application for an adoption order under that Act, the director of social services of the successor authority in whose area the place where the child who is the subject of the application was residing when the director of social services was appointed guardian ad litem shall, on and after the specified date be deemed to have been duly appointed guardian ad litem for that purpose.