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ADOPTION OF CHILDREN ACT 1964 - SECT 20

20 Giving of consents

(1) Subject to this section, a consent for the purposes of section 19 shall be expressed as a consent to the adoption of the child by any prospective adopter.

(2) Where an applicant to become an adoptive parent or, in the case of applicants who are a married couple, at least 1 of them is a relative of the child, a consent for the purposes of section 19 may be a consent to the adoption of the child by the applicant or applicants only.

(3) If the chief executive for child protection has custody or guardianship of the child under a child protection order under the Child Protection Act 1999, a consent for the purposes of section 19 may be a consent to the adoption of the child by a particular person or particular persons (being a married couple) only.



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