The Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Abroad (Nigeria) Order 2021
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.
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Department
Made
20 Jan 2021
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In force
12 Mar 2021
Enabling power
In accordance with section 9(5)(a) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with Welsh Ministersand, in accordance with section 9(5)(b) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland.
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