The Children and Adoption Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010

Made: 27th October 2010

In accordance with section 17(4) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers[^f00002]:

Citation

1

This Order may be cited as the Children and Adoption Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010.

Appointed day

2

28th October 2010 is the appointed day for the coming into force of section 13 of the Children and Adoption Act 2006 so far as it is not already in force.

Signed

Tim Loughton — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Education — 27th October 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order brings into force on 28th October 2010 section 13 of the Children and Adoption Act 2006. Section 13 is already in force in relation to Wales in respect of fees that the National Assembly for Wales may charge for services in relation to intercountry adoptions to which regulations made under section 1 of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”) apply. It inserts section 91A into the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”) enabling the Secretary of State to charge a fee to adopters and prospective adopters for services provided by him. Section 91A applies only in relation to intercountry adoptions to which section 83 of the 2002 Act (restriction on bringing children in), or regulations made under section 1 of the 1999 Act, apply.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2006 c.20.

[^f00002]: By virtue of section 17(4), the Secretary of State must consult the National Assembly for Wales before making an order under section 17(2). 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).