This Act may be cited as the Adoption Act 1976.
This Act shall come into force on such date as the Secretary of State may by order appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions.
This Act extends to England and Wales only.
Section 74: Short title, commencement and extent.
Adoption Act 1976 · 1976 c. 36View on legislation.gov.uk
This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.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REPEALED on 2005-12-30 by Adoption and Children Act 2002.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.
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