Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999

1. Introductory Text

2. Implementation of Convention

   1. 1. Regulations giving effect to Convention

   2. 2. Central Authorities and accredited bodies

3. Convention adoptions

   1. 3. Convention adoption orders

   2. 4. Effect of Convention adoptions in England and Wales

   3. 5. Effect of Convention adoptions in Scotland

   4. 6. Annulment of Convention adoptions etc

   5. 7. Acquisition of British citizenship by Convention adoptions

   6. 8. Meaning of “Convention adoption” and related expressions in 1976 and 1978 Acts

4. Intercountry adoptions

   1. 9. Adoption Service to include intercountry adoptions etc

   2. 10. Approval of adoption societies to provide intercountry adoption services

   3. 11. Six months residence required for certain intercountry adoptions

   4. 12. Registration of certain intercountry adoptions

   5. 13. Construction of certain references in 1976 and 1978 Acts

5. Miscellaneous and supplemental

   1. 14. Restriction on bringing children into the United Kingdom for adoption

   2. 15. Amendments and repeals

   3. 16. Devolution

   4. 17. Savings for adoptions etc. under 1965 Convention

   5. 18. Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent

6. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption

      1. Chapter I Scope of the Convention

         1. Article 1

         2. Article 2

            1. 1. The Convention shall apply where a child habitually resident in...

            2. 2. The Convention covers only adoptions which create a permanent parent-child...

         3. Article 3

      2. Chapter II Requirements for Intercountry Adoptions

         1. Article 4

         2. Article 5

      3. Chapter III Central Authorities and Accredited Bodies

         1. Article 6

            1. 1. A Contracting State shall designate a Central Authority to discharge...

            2. 2. Federal States, States with more than one system of law...

         2. Article 7

            1. 1. Central Authorities shall co-operate with each other and promote co-operation...

            2. 2. They shall take directly all appropriate measures to—

         3. Article 8

         4. Article 9

         5. Article 10

         6. Article 11

         7. Article 12

         8. Article 13

      4. Chapter IV Procedural Requirements in Intercountry Adoption

         1. Article 14

         2. Article 15

            1. 1. If the Central Authority of the receiving State is satisfied...

            2. 2. It shall transmit the report to the Central Authority of...

         3. Article 16

            1. 1. If the Central Authority of the State of origin is...

            2. 2. It shall transmit to the Central Authority of the receiving...

         4. Article 17

         5. Article 18

         6. Article 19

            1. 1. The transfer of the child to the receiving State may...

            2. 2. The Central Authorities of both States shall ensure that this...

            3. 3. If the transfer of the child does not take place,...

         7. Article 20

         8. Article 21

            1. 1. Where the adoption is to take place after the transfer...

            2. 2. Having regard in particular to the age and degree of...

         9. Article 22

            1. 1. The functions of a Central Authority under this Chapter may...

            2. 2. Any Contracting State may declare to the depositary of the...

            3. 3. A Contracting State which makes the declaration provided for in...

            4. 4. Any Contracting State may declare to the depositary of the...

            5. 5. Notwithstanding any declaration made under paragraph 2, the reports provided...

      5. Chapter V Recognition and Effects of the Adoption

         1. Article 23

            1. 1. An adoption certified by the competent authority of the State...

            2. 2. Each Contracting State shall, at the time of signature, ratification,...

         2. Article 24

         3. Article 25

         4. Article 26

            1. 1. The recognition of an adoption includes recognition of

            2. 2. In the case of an adoption having the effect of...

            3. 3. The preceding paragraphs shall not prejudice the application of any...

         5. Article 27

            1. 1. Where an adoption granted in the State of origin does...

            2. 2. Article 23 applies to the decision converting the adoption.

      6. Chapter VI General Provisions

         1. Article 28

         2. Article 29

         3. Article 30

            1. 1. The competent authorities of a Contracting State shall ensure that...

            2. 2. They shall ensure that the child or his or her...

         4. Article 31

         5. Article 32

            1. 1. No one shall derive improper financial or other gain from...

            2. 2. Only costs and expenses, including reasonable professional fees of persons...

            3. 3. The directors, administrators and employees of bodies involved in an...

         6. Article 33

         7. Article 34

         8. Article 35

         9. Article 36

         10. Article 37

         11. Article 38

         12. Article 39

             1. 1. The convention does not affect any international instrument to which...

             2. 2. Any Contracting State may enter into agreements with one or...

         13. Article 40

         14. Article 41

         15. Article 42

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Minor and consequential amendments

      1. Local Authority and Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42)

         1. 1. In Schedule 1 to the Local Authority and Social Services...

      2. Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)

         1. 2. In subsection (1) of section 33 of the Immigration Act...

      3. Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36)

         1. 3. (1) In subsection (2) of section 14 of the 1976...

      4. Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 28)

         1. 4. (1) In subsection (2) of section 14 of the 1978...

      5. Family Law Act 1986 (c. 55)

         1. 5. In subsection (1) of section 57 of the Family Law...

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Repeals