Adoption Act, 1988
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Definitions. |
1.—(1) In this Act— | |
“the Act of 1964” means the Adoption Act, 1964 ; | ||
“the Acts” means the Adoption Acts, 1952 to 1976; | ||
“the Board” means An Bord Uchtála; | ||
“adoption order” means an order under section 9 of the Principal Act; | ||
“the Court” means the High Court; | ||
“parents” includes a surviving parent and, in the case of a child in respect of whom an adoption order is in force, means the adopters or the adopter or the surviving adopter under the order; | ||
“the Principal Act” means the Adoption Act, 1952 . | ||
(2) References in this Act to persons in whose favour the Board has made a declaration under section 2 (1) or to persons applying for an adoption order are, in the case of such a declaration in favour of one person or such an application by one person, references to that person. | ||
(3) (a) A reference in this Act to a section is to a section of this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended. | ||
(b) A reference in this Act to a subsection or paragraph is a reference to the subsection or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended. |