Amendments to the Adoption Rules 1984
3.—(1) In rule 2(1)–
(a)for the definitions of “the 1958 Act”, “the 1968 Act”, “the 1975 Act” and “the 1980 Act” there shall be substituted the following definition
‘“the Act” means the Adoption Act 1976’;
(b)in the definition of “Convention Proceedings”, for the words “the 1968 Act” there shall be substituted the words “the Act”;
(c)in the definition of “the court”, for the words from “having authority” to the end shall be substituted the words “falling within the class specified for the commencement of proceedings under the Act by an Order under Part I of Schedule 11 to the Children Act 1989”(1);
(d)in the definition of “interim order”, for the words “section 19 of the 1975 Act” there shall be substituted the words “section 25 of the Act”;
(e)in the definition of “order authorising a proposed foreign adoption”, for the words “section 25 of the 1975 Act” there shall be substituted the words “section 55 of the Act”;
(f)in the definition of “proper officer”, for the words “a registrar” there shall be substituted the words “a district judge”.
(2) The following shall be substituted for rule 2(2):
“(2) Except where a contrary intention appears, a word or phrase used in these rules shall have the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989 or, where the word or phrase does not appear in that Act, as in the Act.”
(3) In rule 2(3) the words “a rule referred to by number means the rule so numbered in these rules, and” shall be omitted.