The Adoption (Amendment) Rules 1991

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation, commencement and interpretation

  3. 2.Amendments to the Adoption Rules 1984

  4. 3.(1) In rule 2(1)– (a) for the definitions of “the...

  5. 4.(1) In rule 3(1), for the words “the 1958 Act...

  6. 5.(1) In rule 4(1)(b), for the words “the appropriate” there...

  7. 6.(1) In rule 5(3), for the words “the Guardian ad...

  8. 7.In rule 6(5), for the words “the Guardian ad Litem...

  9. 8.In rule 7(1), for the words “section 12(2) of the...

  10. 9.In rule 12(2)– (a) for the words “in which the...

  11. 10.(1) For the heading to rule 13 there shall be...

  12. 11.(1) In rule 15(1)(b), for the words “the appropriate” there...

  13. 12.In rule 16– (a) for the words “section 22(4) of...

  14. 13.In rule 17(3), for the words “the Guardian ad Litem...

  15. 14.In rule 18(5), for the words “the Guardian ad Litem...

  16. 15.In rule 19(1), for the words “section 12(2) of the...

  17. 16.In rule 21(2), (3) and (4), for the words “section...

  18. 17.In rule 22(2), for the words “section 18 of the...

  19. 18.In rule 23(7), for the words “section 10 of the...

  20. 19.In rule 24(5), for the words “section 14 of the...

  21. 20.Rule 26 is revoked.

  22. 21.(1) In rule 27(1), the words “1958 Act or Part...

  23. 22.In rule 29(2), for the words “section 24(2)(a), (4)(a) or...

  24. 23.In rule 30, for the words “section 24(2), (3) and...

  25. 24.In rule 32, for the words “section 24(6)(a) of the...

  26. 25.In rule 36– (a) for the words “section 24(7)(a) of...

  27. 26.(1) For the cross heading “PROCEEDINGS UNDER SECTION 6 OF...

  28. 27.In rule 38, for the words “section 6(3) of the...

  29. 28.(1) In rules 39 to 41, for the words “section...

  30. 29.In rule 42– (a) for the words “section 24(8) of...

  31. 30.In rule 43, for the words “section 24(8) of the...

  32. 31.In rule 44, for the words “section 87 of the...

  33. 32.(1) The following shall be substituted for rule 47(1):

  34. 33.In rule 49(1)– (a) for the words “section 24 of...

  35. 34.(1) In rule 52(1)– (a) for the words “section 14...

  36. 35.In rule 53(1) and (4), for the words “the 1958...

  37. 36.In Form 1– (a) for the second paragraph of the...

  38. 37.In Form 2– (a) in paragraph 2, for the words...

  39. 38.In Form 3– (a) in paragraph 3–

  40. 39.In Form 4– (a) for the words “the parental rights...

  41. 40.In Form 5– (a) for the heading to the form...

  42. 41.In Form 6– (a) for the second paragraph of the...

  43. 42.In Form 7– (a) for the words “the parental rights...

  44. 43.In Form 8– (a) in paragraphs 4 and 5, for...

  45. 44.In Form 9– (a) for the words “In the Matter...

  46. 45.In Form 10– (a) for the words “sections 8(1) and...

  47. 46.In Form 11– (a) in the heading, for the words...

  48. 47.In Form 12– (a) for the words “the parental rights...

  49. 48.In Form 13– (a) for the words “the parental rights...

  50. 49.In Form 14, for the words “legal custody” there shall...

  51. 50.In Form 15, for the words “the parental rights and...

  52. 51.In Schedule 2– (a) for paragraph 1(b) there shall be...

  53. 52.In Schedule 4– (a) for the words “section 24(4)(a) of...

  54. Signature

  55. Explanatory Note