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Made
7th July 2008
Laid before Parliament
11th July 2008
Coming into force
1st August 2008
The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9(4) of the Children and Adoption Act 2006(1):
In accordance with section 9(5)(a) of that Act, he has consulted the Welsh Ministers(2) 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. This Order may be cited as the Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Abroad (Guatemala) Order 2008 and comes into force on 1st August 2008.
2. Special restrictions are to apply for the time being in relation to the bringing of children into the United Kingdom from Guatemala in the cases mentioned in section 9(2) of the Children and Adoption Act 2006.
Kevin Brennan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Children, Schools and Families
7th July 2008
(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. By article 2 of this Order, the Secretary of State makes such a declaration in relation to Guatemala.
By virtue of section 9(5)(a), the Secretary of State must consult the National Assembly for Wales before making an 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 paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). Back [2]