Adoption Act 1976

35 Notices and information to be given to local authorities. E+W

(1) Where a person [F1 who has a protected child in his actual custody][F1 with whom a protected child has his home] changes his permanent address he shall, not less than 2 weeks before the change, or, if the change is made in an emergency, not later than one week after the change, give notice specifying the new address to the local authority in whose area his permanent address is before the change, and if the new address is in the area of another local authority, the authority to whom the notice is given shall inform that other local authority and give them such of the following particulars as are known to them, that is to say—

(a) the name, sex and date and place of birth of the child;

(b) the name and address of every person who is a parent or guardian or acts as a guardian of the child or from whom the child was received.

(2) If a protected child dies, the person [F2 in whose actual custody he was][F2 with whom he had his home] at his death shall within 48 hours give notice of the child’s death to the local authority.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words commencing “with whom” substituted (prosp.) for words commencing “who has” by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), ss. 88, 108, Sch. 10 para. 19(1) (with Sch. 14 para. 1(1))

F2 Words commencing “with whom” substituted (prosp.) for words commencing “in whose” by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), ss. 88, 108, Sch. 10 para. 19(2) (with Sch. 14 para. 1(1))