and Social Services Board to provide a full range of adoption services. The Order is supplemented by the Adoption Agencies (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1989 (which mirror the Scottish regulations) and by court rules to regulate adoption procedures in both the High Court and county courts in Northern Ireland. All these provisions came into operation on 1 October 1989. CCPR/C/58/Add.6 page 69 313. Sections 47-55 of the Children Act 1975, which made provision for granting of custody of a child in Scotland, came into force on 1 April 1986. The general effect of the provisions relating to applications by persons other than a parent or guardian was subsequently amended by the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986, which came into operation on 8 December 1986. The principal effect of the 1986 Act was to repeal the specific entitlement of relatives, step parents or foster parents of a child to sue for custody. Under the new arrangement now in force, any person claiming interest in a child retains a right of application to a court for an order relating to parental rights. That includes those previously entitled specifically under the 1975 Act but extends also to the right of a putative father to apply for an access order. 314. The Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Act 1986 having effect in England and Wales was also implemented in 1988. The Act contains four provisions: a power for the Secretary of State to make regulations governing placement by a local authority of a child in compulsory care with a parent, guardian, reltive or friend; a right for parents or guardians to be made full parties to care proceedings when the court believes that their interests are different from the child's; a right for grandparents to apply to the court or 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing legal provisions and regulations related to adoption, custody, and child welfare in Northern Ireland and Scotland. It mentions specific laws and acts, such as the Children Act 1975 and the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986, and provides details on the rights and procedures for individuals involved in adoption and custody cases. Given the focus on legal and social services, I hypothesize that the text is more likely to fall under categories related to human rights, social welfare, or family law.

**Category**
Health, Education