Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. III (except s. 56) amended (E.W.) by Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42), s. 2(1), Sch. 1
Section 52 of the M1Adoption Act 1958 (which, subject to exceptions, requires the authority of a provisional adoption order for the taking or sending abroad for adoption of infants who are British subjects) shall not apply in the case of any infant emigrating under the authority of the Secretary of State given under . . . F2 section 17 of the M2Children Act 1948 [F3or section 23 of the M3Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968] . . . F4
Textual Amendments
F1s. 55 repealed (E.W.) (1.4.1981) by Child Care Act 1980 (c. 5), s. 89, Sch. 6
F2Words repealed by Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49), Sch. 8 para. 68 and Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54), Sch. 6
F3Words inserted by Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49), Sch. 8 para. 68
F4Words repealed by Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54), Sch. 6
Marginal Citations