Adoption Act, 1998

Amendment of section 2 (foreign adoptions effected in place of domicile of adopters) of Act of 1991.

11.—(1) Section 2 of the Act of 1991 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following for subsection (2):

“(2) This section and sections 3 to 5 of this Act are in substitution for any rule of law providing for the recognition of adoptions effected outside the State.”.

(2) Subsection (1) shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 30th day of May, 1991.