Section 66: Rules of procedure.

Adoption Act 1976 · 1976 c.36

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part VI: Miscellaneous and Supplemental

REPEALED on 2005-12-30 by Adoption and Children Act 2002.

The text below is from the dated revised snapshot immediately preceding this status change. It is historical and is not current law. View the historical source.

66(1)

Rules ... dealing generally with ... incidental matters arising out of this Act and for carrying this Act into effect shall be made by the Lord Chancellor.

66(2)

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66(3)

In the case of—

(a) an application for an adoption order in relation to a child who is not free for adoption;

(b) an application for an order freeing a child for adoption.

Family Procedure Rules shall require every person who can be found and whose agreement or consent to the making of the order is required under this Act to be notified of a date and place where he will be heard on the application and of the fact that, unless he wishes or the court requires, he need not attend.

66(4)

In the case of an application under section 55, Family Procedure Rules shall require every parent and guardian of the child who can be found to be notified as aforesaid.

66(5)

Family Procedure Rules made as respects magistrates’ courts may provide for enabling any fact tending to establish the identity of a child with a child to whom a document relates to be proved by affidavit and for excluding or restricting in relation to any facts that may be so proved the power of a justice of the peace to compel the attendance of witnesses.

66(5A)

Rules may, for the purposes of the law relating to contempt of court, authorise the publication in such circumstances as may be specified of information relating to proceedings held in private involving children.

66(6)

This section does not apply in relation to sections 9, 10, 11 and 32 to 37.

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