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Children and Adoption Bill [HL]

moved Amendments Nos. 131 to 137:"Page 14, line 3, leave out ““or prospective adopters””""Page 14, line 5, at end insert—" ““(   )   The Assembly may charge a fee to adopters for services provided or to be provided by it as the Central Authority in relation to adoptions to which this section applies by virtue of subsection (1)(b).”” Page 14, line 6, after ““State”” insert ““and the Assembly”” Page 14, line 6, after ““he”” insert ““or it”” Page 14, line 11, leave out ““must”” and insert ““and the Assembly must each”” Page 14, line 13, after ““him”” insert ““or, as the case may be, to it”” Page 14, line 15, after ““section”” insert— ““references to adoptions and adopters include prospective adoptions and prospective adopters, ““Central Authority”” is to be construed in accordance with section 2 of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999,”” On Question, amendments agreed to.