Children (Scotland) Act 1995

12 In section 19 (progress reports)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) for the words “(“the former parent”)” substitute “(in this section and in section 20 referred to as the “relevant parent”)”; and

(ii) for the words “did not do so” substitute— “either—

(a) did not do so; or

(b) having done so, subsequently by written notice under this subsection to the adoption agency to which the parental responsibilities and parental rights have been transferred, has withdrawn such declaration.”;

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) for the words “in which the parental rights and duties were vested” substitute “to which the parental responsibilities and parental rights were transferred”; and

(ii) for the word “former”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “relevant”;

(c) in subsection (3)—

(i) for the word “former”, wherever it occurs, substitute “relevant”; and

(ii) for the words “have his home with a person with whom he has been placed for adoption” substitute “be placed with a person with a view to his being adopted by that person”; and

(d) in subsection (4)—

(i) for the words “the former” substitute “the relevant”;

(ii) after paragraph (b) add— “but a declaration under this subsection may be withdrawn in the same way as may a declaration under subsection (6) of section 18, in which event the agency shall no longer be so released

(iii) for the words “that former” substitute “that relevant”.