Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978

35 Notices and information to be given to local authorities

(1) Where a person who has a protected child in his care and possession 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 has been or is to be received.

(2) If a protected child dies, the person in whose care and possession he was at his death shall within 48 hours give notice of the child's death to the local authority.