- Welsh Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 1206 (W.78) (C.54)
The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 8) (Wales) Order 2005
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| Made | 19 April 2005 |
The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 148(6) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002[1], hereby makes the following Order -
Name, interpretation and application
1. - (1) This Order is called the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 8) (Wales) Order 2005.
(2) This Order applies in relation to Wales.
Appointed Day
2. 6 June 2005 is the appointed day for the coming into force of sections 3(3) and (4) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[2].
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
19 April 2005
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is the eighth Commencement Order made under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 ("the Act") and applies to Wales only.
The Order brings into force on 6 June 2005 sections 3(3) and 3(4) of the Act.
(This Note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order -
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
| Section 2(1) to (5) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 2(6), (7) and (8) (partially) as respects England | 6 October 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Section 2(6) as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 2(6) (remainder) as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 2(7) and (8) (partially) as respects Wales | 28 November 2003 | 2003/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 2(7) and (8) (remainder) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 3(3) and (4) (partially) as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 4(1)(b) and (5) (partially) as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 4(1)(b) and (5) (partially) as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 4(6) and (7) as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 4(6) and (7) (partially) as respects England | 6 October 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Section 4(6) and (7) (remainder) as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 8 (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 9 as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 9 as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 10 as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 10 as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 11 as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 11 as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 12(1) to (3) as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 12(1) to (3) (partially) as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 16 as to Wales | 29 January 2003 | 2003/181 (W.31) (C.9) |
| Section 16 as to England | 30 April 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Section 27(3) as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 27(3) as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 44 (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 45 | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 53(1) to (3) as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 53(1) to (3) as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 54 as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 54 as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 56(1) and (3) as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 56 (partially) as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 57(5) (partially) as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 57(6) as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 57 (partially) as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 58(2) and (3) (partially) as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 58 (partially) as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 59 as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 59 (partially) as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 60(2) and (4) (partially) as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 60(2) and (4) (partially) as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 61(5)(c) (partially) as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 61(5) (partially) as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 62(7)(c) (partially) as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 62(7) (partially) as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 63 as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 63 as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 63(2) to (5) as respects Scotland | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 63(2) to (5) as respects Northern Ireland | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 64 as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 64 as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 65(2)(a) and (3) as respects Scotland | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 65(2)(b) and (3) as respects Northern Ireland | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 65 as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 65 as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 77(3) (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 78(3) (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 79(5) and (7) to (9) (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 80(2), (4) and (6) (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 81(4) (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 83(1) to (7) and (9) (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 84 (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 86 (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 87(1)(b) and (4) | 1 June 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Section 87(1)(a), (2), (5) and (6) (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 92 (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 94(1) (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 98 as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 98 as respects England | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 108 | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 111 | 1 December 2003 | 2003/3079 (C.117) |
| Section 115 (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 117 (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 118 | 21 May 2004 | 2004/1402 (C.56) |
| Section 119 | 1 April 2004 | 2004/3079 (C.117) |
| Section 120 | 31 January 2005 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 121 (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 122(1)(b) and (2) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Section 135 | 1 June 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Section 139(1) (partially) as respects Northern Ireland | 3 February 2003 | 2003/288 (C.14) |
| Partially, as respects England | 25 February 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Partially, as respects England | 30 April 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Partially | 1 December 2003 | 2003/3079 (C.117) |
| Section 139(2) partially | 3 February 2003 | 2003/288 (C.14) |
| Partially | 25 February 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Partially | 1 April 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Partially | 1 June 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Partially, as respects England | 6 October 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Partially, as respects England | 1 December 2003 | 2003/3079 (C.117) |
| Partially, as respects England | 1 April 2004 | 2004/3079 (C.117) |
| Partially, as respects Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Section 139(3) partially | 28 November 2003 | 2003/3079 (C.117) |
| Section 139 (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Schedule 1 | ||
| Paragraph 1 (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Paragraph 3 (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Schedule 2 | ||
| Paragraph 1 (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Schedule 3 | ||
| Paragraph 6 | 1 December 2003 | 2003/3079 (C.117) |
| Paragraph 7 | 1 December 2003 | 2003/3079 (C.117) |
| Paragraph 53 | 3 February 2003 | 2003/288 (C.14) |
| Paragraph 60 (partially) | 7 December 2004 | 2004/3203 (C.139) |
| Paragraph 103 (partially) as respects England | 30 April 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Paragraph 103 (partially) as respects Wales | 28 November 2003 | 2003/3079 (C.117) |
| Paragraph 105 as respects England | 30 April 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Paragraph 105 as respects Wales | 28 November 2003 | 2003/3079 (C.117) |
| Paragraph 106 as respects England | 30 April 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Paragraph 106 as respects Wales | 28 November 2003 | 2003/3079 (C.117) |
| Paragraph 110 (partially) as respects England | 30 April 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Paragraph 110 (partially) as respects Wales | 28 November 2003 | 2003/3079 (C.117) |
| Paragraph 118 | 28 November 2003 | 2003/3079 (C.117) |
| Schedule 4 | ||
| Paragraph 3 as respects England | 6 October 2003 | 2003/288 (C.14) |
| Paragraph 3 as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Paragraph 4(1) | 3 February 2003 | 2003/288 (C.14) |
| Paragraph 4(2) | 25 February 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Paragraph 5 as respects England | 1 April 2003 | 2003/3079 (C.117) |
| Paragraph 5 as to Wales | 7 February 2004 | 2004/252 (W.27) (C.9) |
| Paragraph 10 | 1 June 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Paragraph 11 (partially) | 1 June 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Paragraph 12 (partially) | 1 June 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Paragraph 13 | 1 June 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Paragraph 14 | 1 June 2003 | 2003/366 (C.24) |
| Schedule 5 | ||
| Partially | 28 November 2003 | 2003/3079 (C.117) |
Notes:
[1] 2002 c.38. The power is exercisable by the appropriate Minister who is defined in section 144(1) in relation to Wales as the National Assembly for Wales.back
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