Adoption Act 2010
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Chapter 2 Register of Intercountry Adoptions | ||
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Register of intercountry adoptions. |
90.— (1) In this section, “ competent authority ” includes a person serving in another state in the capacity of a competent authority for the purposes of a bilateral agreement or an arrangement referred to in section 81 . | |
(2) The Register of Foreign Adoptions maintained until the establishment day under section 6 of the Adoption Act 1991 by An Bord Uchtála shall, notwithstanding the repeal of that section by section 7 (1), continue in being under this Act and, on and after the establishment day, shall be— | ||
(a) known as the register of intercountry adoptions, and | ||
(b) kept and maintained under this Act by the Authority. | ||
(3) The following persons may apply to the Authority to enter particulars of an intercountry adoption effected outside the State in the register of intercountry adoptions: | ||
(a) the adopted person; | ||
(b) a person by whom the adopted person was adopted; | ||
(c) any other person having an interest in the matter. | ||
(4) Not later than 3 months after the date when a child first enters the State after his or her intercountry adoption in another state by parents habitually resident in the State, the adopters shall ensure that an application to the Authority is made under subsection (3) to enter particulars of the adoption in the register of intercountry adoptions. | ||
(5) If any of the persons referred to in subsection (3) apply in accordance with this section to enter in the register of intercountry adoptions particulars of an adoption referred to in subsection (4)— | ||
(a) where the applicant is a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (c) of subsection (3), the application relieves both of the adopters of the duty under subsection (4), or | ||
(b) where the applicant is one of the adopters, the application relieves the other adopter of the duty under subsection (4). | ||
(6) An application under subsection (3) shall be accompanied by the certificate referred to in section 57 issued by the competent authority of the state of adoption. | ||
(7) If the Authority is satisfied that the adoption is an intercountry adoption effected outside the State that complies with the requirements of this Act in relation to such an adoption, the Authority shall enter particulars of the adoption in the register of intercountry adoptions, together with a copy of the certificate referred to in section 57 concerned. | ||
(8) If the High Court so directs under section 92 (1), an entry shall be made in the register of intercountry adoptions concerning a specified intercountry adoption effected outside the State. | ||
(9) An entry in the register of intercountry adoptions shall be in such form and contain such particulars as may be prescribed by regulations made under section 152 . | ||
(10) A person making an application to the Authority under subsection (3) is required to furnish the Authority with such information as the Authority may reasonably require and the information shall be in such form (if any) as may be specified by the Authority. | ||
(11) An error in an entry in the register of intercountry adoptions may be corrected and, if the High Court so directs, a specified correction shall be made in the register. |