Act of Sederunt (Child Care and Maintenance Rules) 1997

6.  There is lodged along with this application the following documents— S

(i) extract birth certificate relating to the child

(ii) extract marriage certificate relating to the petitioner(s)

(Note: this need be lodged only in the case of a joint application by spouses)

(iii) medical certificate relating to the health of the male petitioner

(iv) medical certificate relating to the health of the female petitioner

(Note: medical certificate need not be produced where either the petitioner or one of the joint petitioners is a parent of the child)

(v) *agreement to the adoption by the child’s natural mother

(vi) *agreement to the adoption by the child’s natural father

(vii) *consent to the adoption by the child

(viii) *consent to the adoption by the tutor or curator

(ix) *extract of the order freeing the child for adoption

(x) *acknowledgement by local authority of letter by petitioner(s) intimating intention to apply for adoption order

(xi) *report by local authority in terms of section 22(2) of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978

(xii) *report by the adoption agency in terms of section 23 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978

(xiii) *an affidavit by who is conversant with the law of adoption of and has practised law as a [or represents that country as (state capacity) in the United Kingdom]

(*Delete as appropriate)