Adoption Administration Act (Cap. 495)

Contents

1. Art. 1 Short title.
2. Art. 2 Definitions.
3. PART II
4. Art. 3 Establishment of the Adoption Board.
5. Art. 4 Functions of the Adoption Board.
6. Art. 5 Recommendations by the Adoption Board.
7. Art. 6 Right of appeal from decisions of Adoption Board.
8. PART III
9. Art. 7 Establishment of the central authority.
10. Art. 8 Monitoring of inter-country adoption.
11. Art. 9 Receipt of applications for accreditation.
12. Art. 9A The Central Authoritytoensure that Post Adoption Reports are drawn
13. PART IV
14. Art. 10 Application for granting of accreditation.
15. Art. 11 Accreditationof an organisation.
16. Art. 12 Accreditation Certificate.
17. Art. 13 Refusal of an application.
18. Art. 14 Revocation of accreditation.
19. Art. 15 Publication in the Gazette.
20. PART V
21. Art. 16 Establishment of Board of Appeal. Cap. 12.
22. Art. 17 Powers of the Board of Appeal. Cap. 12. Cap. 12.
23. PART VI
24. Art. 18 Arrangements for adoption.
25. Art. 19 Policies and procedures.
26. Art. 20 Information to prospective adoptive parents.
27. Art. 21 Keeping of registers.
28. Art. 22 Functions of accredited agencies.
29. Art. 23 Post Adoption Reports.
30. Art. 24 Matching. Subsituted by: XXIX.2024.9.
31. Art. 24A Temporary placement in alternative care.
32. Art. 24B Identifying and matching with approved prospective adoptive parents.
33. Art. 24C Supervision by the Central Authority during matching.
34. Art. 24D Rights and responsibilities of the adoptive parents.
35. PART VII
36. Art. 25 Hindrance.
37. Art. 26 Adoption by unauthorised persons or organisations.
38. Art. 26A Reports on private adoptions.
39. Art. 27 Other offences.
40. PART VIII
41. Art. 28 Regulations.
42. PART IX
43. Art. 29 Applicability.