
1 
This Order may be cited as the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Modification of Enactments) Order 2010 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
2 
The Schedule to this Order, which makes modification of certain enactments, has effect.
ADAM INGRAM
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
26th January 2010
SCHEDULE
Article 2
1 
In subsection (5) of section 39E of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (abbreviated extracts) for “section 45(1) of the Adoption Act 1978 (c.28)” substitute “section 53(1) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4)”.
2 
In subsection (3A) of section 10 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (financial and other assistance to voluntary organisations etc. for social work) the word “support” is repealed.
3 
In subsection (1) of section 7 of the Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984 (persons disqualified from keeping foster children)—
(a) the word “or” immediately following paragraph (f) is repealed;
(b) after paragraph (g) add—“; or
(h) all his parental responsibilities and parental rights have been extinguished by a permanence order under section 80 of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4)”.
4 
In sub-paragraph (iii) of section 2(1)(d) of the Civil Evidence (Family Mediation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (exceptions to general rule of inadmissibility) for “section 29(1)” substitute “section 28(1)”.
5 
In paragraph (l) of subsection (2) of section 52 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (children requiring compulsory measures of supervision) for the words from “, or”, where it first occurs, to “Act” substitute “of this Act or is the subject of a permanence order made under section 80 of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4)”.
6 

(1) The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 2 (care services) subsection (13) is repealed.
(3) In paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section 25 (inspections)—
(a) after “(c.18)” insert “or section 3, 8, 13 or 37 of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4)”; and
(b) the words “or section 8 or 37 of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4)” are repealed.
7 
In paragraph (k) of subsection (2) of section 58 of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (issuing of other material kept or held by the Registrar General), for the words from “or”, where it first occurs, to the end of the paragraph, substitute “maintained under section 53(1) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4) or any register or book maintained in pursuance of section 55(1) of that Act”.
8 

(1) The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 10 (provision of services) the word “adoption”, where it occurs in each of subsections (1) and (2)(a), is repealed.
(3) In section 26 (looked after children: adoption not proceeding) subsection (10) is repealed.
(4) In subsection (2) of section 76 (adoption societies which are not registered adoption services) for “that Act” substitute “the 2002 Act”.
(5) In subsection (2) of section 109 (proceedings to be in private)—
(a) in paragraph (g) the word “and” is repealed; and
(b) after paragraph (g) insert—“(ga) section 98, and”.