{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-restrictions-on-adoptions-from-abroad-nigeria-order-2021/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-restrictions-on-adoptions-from-abroad-nigeria-order-2021/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2021/64",
  "legislation_title": "The Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Abroad (Nigeria) Order 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-restrictions-on-adoptions-from-abroad-nigeria-order-2021",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Children And Young Persons, England And Wales\nChildren And Young Persons, Northern Ireland\nMade 20th January 2021\nLaid before Parliament 22nd January 2021\nComing into force 12th March 2021\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9(4) of the Children and Adoption Act 2006, makes the following Order.\nIn accordance with section 9(5)(a) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with Welsh Ministers and, in accordance with section 9(5)(b) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c.20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "By virtue of section 9(5)(a), the Secretary of State must consult with the National Assembly for Wales before making any Order under section 9(4). The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland was renamed as the Department of Health by section 1(5) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/64/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:18:13.058837+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}