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Updated to 5 April 2024 (Act No. 9 of 2024 and S.I. No. 136 of 2024)

Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017
No. 19 of 2017

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Ss. 1, 2 19 October 2017 Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 443 of 2017), art. 3(1)(a)
S. 3(a) insofar as that section relates to the insertion of: (i) the definition of “donor-conceived child”; (ii) the definition of “father”; (iii) paragraph (b) of the definition of “relevant non-guardian” in s. 3(1) of the Principal Act 4 May 2020 Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 80 of 2020), art. 2
S. 3(a) other than insofar as that section relates to the insertion of: (i) the definition of “donor-conceived child”; (ii) the definition of “father”; (iii) paragraph (b) of the definition of “relevant non-guardian” in s. 3(1) of the Principal Act 19 October 2017 Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 443 of 2017), art. 3(1)(a)
S. 3(b) insofar as that section relates to the insertion of paragraph (b) in the definition of “parent” in section 3(1) of the Principal Act 4 May 2020 Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 80 of 2020), art. 2
S. 3(b) other than insofar as that section relates to the insertion of paragraph (b) in the definition of “parent” in section 3(1) of the Principal Act 19 October 2017 Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 443 of 2017), art. 3(1)(b)
S. 3(c), (d), (e) 19 October 2017 Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 443 of 2017), art. 3(1)
Ss. 4-23 19 October 2017 Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 443 of 2017), art. 3(1)
S. 24(1)(a) 1 February 2018 Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 443 of 2017), art. 3(2)
S. 24(1)(b)-(d) 19 October 2017 Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 443 of 2017), art. 3(1)
S. 24(2) 19 October 2017 Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 443 of 2017), art. 3(1)
Ss. 25-43 19 October 2017 Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 443 of 2017), art. 3(1)
Sch. 19 October 2017 Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 443 of 2017), art. 3(1)

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
Not affected

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
None