Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999
Summary of Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999
The Act:
Amends the Adoption Act 1976 (“the 1976 Act”) and the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (“the 1978 Act”) in respect of intercountry adoption; enables the United Kingdom to ratify the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption; this was concluded at the Hague on 29 May 1993 on behalf of Great Britain and will be implemented mainly in regulations. Northern Ireland intends to introduce legislation at a later date to give effect to the Convention; introduces sanctions to deal with unacceptable practices in intercountry adoption.
Implementation of Convention
Convention adoptions
- Convention adoption orders.
- Effect of Convention adoptions in England and Wales.
- Effect of Convention adoptions in Scotland.
- Annulment of Convention adoptions etc.
- Acquisition of British citizenship by Convention adoptions.
- Meaning of “Convention adoption” and related expressions in 1976 and 1978 Acts.
Intercountry adoptions
- Adoption Service to include intercountry adoptions etc.
- Approval of adoption societies to provide intercountry adoption services.
- Six months residence required for certain intercountry adoptions.
- Registration of certain intercountry adoptions.
- Construction of certain references in 1976 and 1978 Acts.
Miscellaneous and supplemental
- Restriction on bringing children into the United Kingdom for adoption.
- Amendments and repeals.
- Devolution.
- Savings for adoptions etc. under 1965 Convention.
- Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent.
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