Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2003 c.3079

Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2003 No. 3079 (W. 117)

Summary:

This Order is the fourth Commencement Order made under the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Article 2(1) brings into force on 28th November 2003 - as respects Wales only, section 2(7) and (8) of the Act (basic definitions) and paragraphs 103, 105, 106 and 110 of Schedule 3 to the Act (amendments to the Care Standards Act 2000);
as respects England and Wales the repeal of section 12(5)(b) and consequential amendment to the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43).
Article 2(2) brings into force on 1st December 2003 - as respects England and Wales, section 111 and consequential amendments to enable a father who is not married to the mother at the time of the child's birth to have parental responsibility if registration or re-registration of birth takes place according to the provisions of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 and equivalent provisions for Scotland and Northern Ireland; as respects England, paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Act for the purposes of making regulations for the establishment of a review procedure in respect of qualifying determinations made by adoption agencies. Article 2(4)(a) brings paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 fully into force as respects England from 1st April 2004. Article 2(3) brings into force on 30th January 2004 as respects England and Wales, section 119 for the purposes of making regulations relating to advocacy services for looked after children and young people leaving care who make complaints under sections 24D and 26 of the Children Act 1989. Article 2(4) brings section 119 fully into force as respects England and Wales from 1st April 2004.

Made Under:

Ddeddf Mabwysiadu a Phlant 2002 (C. 38) - sections 140(7), 148(1) and (6) and paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to that Act

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