(1)This Act may be cited as the Children and Adoption Act 2006.
(2)Except as provided in subsection (3), the preceding provisions of this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.
(3)Section 13, so far as relating to adoptions and prospective adoptions in relation to which the National Assembly for Wales may charge a fee under section 91A of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38), shall come into force on such day as the National Assembly for Wales may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.
(4)Before making an order under subsection (2) the Secretary of State must consult the National Assembly for Wales.
(5)Before making an order under subsection (2) bringing sections 9 to 12 into force, the Secretary of State must consult the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland.
(6)Subject to subsections (7) and (8), this Act extends to England and Wales only.
(7)The amendment or repeal of an enactment has the same extent as the enactment to which it relates.
(8)The following provisions of this Act extend also to Northern Ireland—
(a)sections 9 to 11;
(b)section 12(1) to (5) and (7);
(c)section 16;
(d)this section.