Section 9: General power to regulate adoption etc. agencies

Adoption and Children Act 2002 · 2002 c. 38View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Adoption — Chapter 2: The Adoption Service

Regulations may make provision for any purpose relating to—

the exercise by local authorities or voluntary adoption agencies of their functions in relation to adoption, or
the exercise by adoption support agencies of their functions in relation to adoption.

The extent of the power to make regulations under this section is not limited by sections 10 to 12, 45, 54, 56 to 65 and 98 or by any other powers exercisable in respect of local authorities, voluntary adoption agencies or adoption support agencies.

Regulations may provide that a person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of regulations under this section is to be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

In this section and section 10, “voluntary adoption agency” means a voluntary organisation which is an adoption society.

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