Part 1

PART 1

Adoption Act 2010 | Legislation

PART 1
Preliminary and General Matters

SECTION 1 Short title.

1.— This Act may be cited as the Adoption Act 2010.

SECTION 2 Commencement.

2.— (1) This Act comes into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders, either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision, and different days may be appointed for different purposes or different provisions.

(2) An order under subsection (1) may, in respect of the repeal of the Acts specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 and the revocation of the statutory instruments specified in Part 2 of that Schedule effected by section 7, appoint different days for the repeal of different Acts or different provisions of them and the revocation of different statutory instruments or different provisions of them.

Annotations

Editorial Notes:

Power pursuant to section exercised (1.11.2010) by Adoption Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 511 of 2010).

2. The 1st day of November 2010 is appointed as the day on which the Adoption Act 2010 (No. 21 of 2010) comes into operation.