Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 1279 (C. 47)
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2001
Made
27th March 2001
Citation and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2001.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999.
Appointed day
2. 30th April 2001 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 9 (adoption service to include intercountry adoptions etc. ) of the Act and section 14 (restriction on bringing children into the United Kingdom for adoption) of the Act, in so far as each section amends the Adoption Act 1976( 3 ).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
John Hutton
Minister of State,
Department of Health
27th March 2001
By virtue of section 16(1) of the Act, any function of the Secretary of State under section 18(3) is exercisable only after consultation with the National Assembly for Wales.