Part 1Adoption
Chapter 2The adoption process
The making of adoption orders
33Restrictions on making orders
1
Except where subsection (2) applies, the court may not hear an application for an adoption order in relation to a child where a previous application falling within subsection (3) made in relation to the child by the same persons was refused by any court.
2
This subsection applies where—
a
in refusing the previous application, the court directed that this section should not apply, or
b
it appears to the court that, because of a change in circumstances, or for any other reason, it is proper to hear the application.
3
An application falls within this subsection if it is an application for—
a
an adoption order,
b
an adoption order as defined in section 46(1) of the 2002 Act,
c
an order made, or having effect as if made, under Article 12 of the Northern Ireland Order,
d
an order for adoption made in the Isle of Man,
e
an order for adoption made in any of the Channel Islands.