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Adoption Act 1950
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Adoption Act 1950 (14 Geo. 6. c. 26) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to the adoption of children in Great Britain.[1]
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the adoption of children with such corrections and improvements as may be authorised under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act, 1949.
Territorial extentGreat Britain[b]
Royal assent28 July 1950
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the adoption of children with such corrections and improvements as may be authorised under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act, 1949. |
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| Citation | 14 Geo. 6. c. 26 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 July 1950 |
| Commencement | 1 October 1950[c] |
| Repealed | 1 April 1959 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Adoption Act 1958 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 46(1) of the act repealed 10 enactments, listed in the fourth schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. 29 | Adoption of Children Act 1926 | The whole act except subsections (3) and (4) of section five and section ten. |
| 20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 37 | Adoption of Children (Scotland) Act 1930 | The whole act except subsections (4) and (5) of section five and section ten. |
| 1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 37 | Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 | Subsection (3) of section fifty. |
| 2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 27 | Adoption of Children (Regulation) Act 1939 | The whole act. |
| 3 & 4 Geo. 6. c. 2 | Postponement of Enactments (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1939 | Section two. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 81 | National Health Service Act 1946 | So much of the Tenth Schedule as amends the Adoption of Children (Regulation) Act 1939. |
| 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 39 | Industrial Assurance and Friendly Societies Act 1948 | Subsection (3) of section twenty-three. |
| 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 43 | Children Act 1948 | Sections thirty-five and thirty-six so far as they relate to section seven of the Adoption of Children (Regulation) Act 1939; subsection (4) of section thirty-seven; and so much of the Third Schedule as amends the Adoption of Children (Regulation) Act 1939. |
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 98 | Adoption of Children Act 1949 | The whole act except section thirteen; and in subsection (2) of section thirteen the words "subsection (2) of section sixteen of the Act of 1939". |
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 100 | Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1949 | Subsection (3) of section seven. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 59(2) of, and the sixth schedule to, the Adoption Act 1958 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 5), which came into force on 1 April 1959.[3]