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Chapter 3
Arrangement in Exceptional Case with a Non-Contracting State
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Exceptional case involving specific child.
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81.— (1) The Authority may enter into an arrangement with a non-contracting state that is not a party to a bilateral agreement if—
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(a) the arrangement relates to the adoption of a specific child by prospective adopters habitually resident either in the State or in the non-contracting state,
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(b) a declaration of eligibility and suitability in the State, or an equivalent instrument in the non-contracting state, has been issued for the prospective adopters,
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(c) the prospective adopters are relatives of the child, and
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(d) the Authority is satisfied that the standards that are being or will be applied to the adoption accord with those of the Hague Convention.
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(2) An arrangement made under subsection (1) may not be used by the Authority for the purpose of—
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(a) an adoption under an adoption order, or
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(b) the recognition of an intercountry adoption effected outside the State,
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other than the adoption or the recognition of the adoption of the specific child to whom the arrangement relates.
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