The Adoption (Amendment) Rules 1991

Amendments to the Adoption Rules 1984

51.  In Schedule 2–

(a)for paragraph 1(b) there shall be substituted the following:

“(b)whether the child’s parents were married to each other at the time of his birth and, if not, whether he was subsequently legitimated”;

(b)in paragraph 1(g), for the words from “or local authority” to the end there shall be substituted the words “relating to parental responsibility for the child or to maintenance and residence”;

(c)in paragraph 1(h), for the words “in respect of care and custody” there shall be substituted the words “concerning with whom they are to live”;

(d)in paragraph 1(i)–

(i)for the words “access to” there shall be substituted the words “contact with”; and

(ii)for the words “if the child is illegitimate” there shall be substituted the words “if the child’s parents were not married to each other at the time of his birth”;

(e)in paragraph 1(j), after the words “or voluntary organisation” there shall be inserted the words “or is in such care, or is being, or has been, looked after by such an authority or organisation,”;

(f)in the heading to paragraph 2, the words from “including” to the end shall be omitted;

(g)in paragraph 4(e), for the words “an order relating to the custody of the child” there shall be substituted the words “a residence order”;

(h)in paragraph 5(b)–

(i)for the words “section 18 of the 1975 Act” there shall be substituted the words “section 22 of the Act”;

(ii)for the words “section 29 of the 1958 Act” there shall be substituted the words “section 11 of the Act”;

(i)in paragraph 6(b)–

(i)for the words “an illegitimate child” there shall be substituted the words “a child whose parents were not married to each other at the time of his birth”; and

(ii)for the words “any of the parental rights and duties” there shall be substituted the words “parental responsibility”; and

(j)in paragraph 7(e), for the word “custody” there shall be substituted the words “a residence order”.