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Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978
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50 Restriction on removal of children for adoption outside Great Britain.S
(1)Except under the authority of an order under section 49, or under section 55 of the M1Adoption Act 1976 [F1or Article 57 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987], it shall not be lawful for any person to take or send a child who is a British subject or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland out of Great Britain to any place outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man with a view to the adoption of the child by any person not being a parent or guardian or relative of the child; and any person who takes or sends a child out of Great Britain to any place in contravention of this subsection, or makes or takes part in any arrangements for transferring the care and possession of a child to any person for that purpose, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding £400 or to both.
(2)In any proceedings under this section, a report by a British consular officer or a deposition made before a British consular officer and authenticated under the signature of that officer shall, upon proof that the officer or the deponent cannot be found in the United Kingdom, be sufficient evidence of the matters stated therein, and it shall not be necessary to prove the signature or official character of the person who appears to have signed any such report or deposition.
(3)A person shall be deemed to take part in arrangements for transferring the care and possession of a child to a person for the purpose referred to in subsection (1) if—
(a)he facilitates the placing of the child in the care and possession of that person; or
(b)he initiates or takes part in any negotiations of which the purpose or effect is the conclusion of any agreement or the making of any arrangement therefor, or if he causes another person to do so.
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F1Words in s. 50(1) inserted (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 88, Sch. 10 para. 43 (with s. 108, Sch. 14 para. 1(1)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)
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