Adoption Act 2010
State as receiving state under bilateral agreement: adoption orders for children placed for adoption in State. |
78.— (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Authority may make an adoption order in relation to a child who— | |
(a) was transferred to the State from the child’s state of origin in accordance with a bilateral agreement, and | ||
(b) was placed, in accordance with the bilateral agreement and this Act, with prospective adopters habitually resident in the State. | ||
(2) The Authority may make an adoption order under subsection (1) only on the application of the prospective adopters with whom the child was placed and only— | ||
(a) if satisfied that Article 4 (which relates to when an adoption may take place) and the relevant provisions of this Act have been met, and | ||
(b) where the consent of a birth parent of the child is necessary and has not been given, if the High Court has made an order— | ||
(i) under section 31 (3) (b) authorising the Authority to dispense with consent as described in that provision, or | ||
(ii) under section 54 authorising the Authority to make an adoption order in relation to the child. | ||
(3) For the purpose of this section, Article 4 (which relates to when an adoption may take place) is applicable in respect of a bilateral agreement. |