# The Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Abroad (Haiti) Order 2010

S.I. 2010/2265 · made 13 September 2010

Section 9(4) of the Children and Adoption Act 2006 provides for the Secretary of State by order to declare that special restrictions are to apply for the time being to the bringing of children into the United Kingdom from a country or territory outside the British Islands in certain cases involving adoption. Section 11(1) and (2) of that Act provides that those special restrictions are that the appropriate authority is not to take any step which might otherwise have been taken in connection with furthering the bringing of children into the United Kingdom in those cases unless the prospective adopters satisfy the appropriate authority (defined in section 11(4)) that the authority should take those steps despite the special restrictions.

Made under: Children and Adoption Act 2006 (Section 9)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/special-restrictions-on-adoptions-from-abroad-haiti-order-2010/pdf/uksi_20102265_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/special-restrictions-on-adoptions-from-abroad-haiti-order-2010/pdf/uksiem_20102265_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Children And Young Persons, England And Wales
Children And Young Persons, Northern Ireland
Made 13th September 2010
Laid before Parliament 20th September 2010
Coming into force 15th October 2010
The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9(4) of the Children and Adoption Act 2006:
In accordance with section 9(5)(a) of that Act, he has consulted the Welsh Ministers and, in accordance with section 9(5)(b) of that Act, he has consulted the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland:

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Abroad (Haiti) Order 2010 and comes into force on 15th October 2010.

## 2 Declaration of special restrictions

Special restrictions are to apply for the time being in relation to the bringing of children into the United Kingdom from Haiti in the cases mentioned in section 9(2) of the Children and Adoption Act 2006.

## Signature

Tim Loughton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Education
13th September 2010

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 9(4) of the Children and Adoption Act 2006 provides for the Secretary of State by order to declare that special restrictions are to apply for the time being to the bringing of children into the United Kingdom from a country or territory outside the British Islands in certain cases involving adoption. Section 11(1) and (2) of that Act provides that those special restrictions are that the appropriate authority is not to take any step which might otherwise have been taken in connection with furthering the bringing of children into the United Kingdom in those cases unless the prospective adopters satisfy the appropriate authority (defined in section 11(4)) that the authority should take those steps despite the special restrictions.
By article 2 of this Order, the Secretary of State declares that special restrictions are to apply to Haiti.

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