counselling, advice and information, and

any other services prescribed by regulations,

children who may be adopted, their parents and guardians,

persons wishing to adopt a child, and

adopted persons, their parents, natural parents and former guardians;

for the adoption of children, and

for the provision of adoption support services.

must extend to the provision of adoption support services to persons who are within a description prescribed by regulations,

may extend to the provision of those services to other persons.

registered adoption societies, or

other persons who are within a description prescribed by regulations of persons who may provide the facilities in question.

any of the persons mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) of section 3(1), or

any other person who falls within a description prescribed by regulations (subject to subsection (7)(a)),

a local authority decide to provide any adoption support services to a person, and

the circumstances fall within a description prescribed by regulations,

as to the circumstances in which a person mentioned in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) is to have a right to request an assessment of his needs in accordance with that subsection,

about the type of assessment which, or the way in which an assessment, is to be carried out,

about the way in which a plan is to be prepared,

about the way in which, and time at which, a plan or the provision of adoption support services is to be reviewed,

about the considerations to which a local authority are to have regard in carrying out an assessment or review or preparing a plan,

as to the circumstances in which a local authority may provide adoption support services subject to conditions,

as to the consequences of conditions imposed by virtue of paragraph (f) not being met (including the recovery of any financial support provided by a local authority),

as to the circumstances in which this section may apply to a local authority in respect of persons who are outside that local authority’s area,

as to the circumstances in which a local authority may recover from another local authority the expenses of providing adoption support services to any person.

there may be a need for the provision of services to that person by a Primary Care Trust (in Wales, a Health Authority or Local Health Board), or

there may be a need for the provision to him of any services which fall within the functions of a local education authority (within the meaning of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56)),

a body which is or has been a registered adoption society is inactive or defunct, or

a body which has ceased to be a registered adoption society by virtue of the cancellation of its registration under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 has not made such arrangements for the transfer of its functions relating to children as are specified in a direction given by him.

apart from this subsection the authority would not be entitled to take, or would not be entitled to take without joining the society in the action, but

they are directed to take under subsection (2).

merely because it provides information in connection with adoption other than for the purpose mentioned in section 98(1), or

if it is excepted by virtue of subsection (2).

a registered adoption society, whether or not the society is registered in respect of the provision of adoption support services,

a local authority,

a local education authority (within the meaning of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56)),

a Special Health Authority, Primary Care Trust (in Wales, a Health Authority or Local Health Board) F2, NHS trust or NHS foundation trust,

the Registrar General,

any person, or description of persons, excepted by regulations.

after subsection (7) there is inserted—

in subsection (9)(a) (construction of references to descriptions of agencies), for “or a voluntary adoption agency” there is substituted “ a voluntary adoption agency or an adoption support agency ”.

the exercise by local authorities or voluntary adoption agencies of their functions in relation to adoption, or

the exercise by adoption support agencies of their functions in relation to adoption.

the persons who are fit to work for them for the purposes of the functions mentioned in section 9(1),

the fitness of premises,

the management and control of their operations,

the number of persons, or persons of any particular type, working for the purposes of those functions,

the management and training of persons working for the purposes of those functions,

the keeping of information.

make provision as to the persons who are fit to manage an agency, including provision prohibiting persons from doing so unless they are registered in, or in a particular part of, one of the registers referred to in subsection (2),

impose requirements as to the financial position of an agency,

make provision requiring the appointment of a manager,

in the case of a voluntary adoption agency, make provision for securing the welfare of children placed by the agency, including provision as to the promotion and protection of their health,

in the case of an adoption support agency, make provision as to the persons who are fit to carry on the agency.

as to the facilities and services to be provided by an agency,

as to the keeping of accounts,

as to the notification to the registration authority of events occurring in premises used for the purposes of an agency,

as to the giving of notice to the registration authority of periods during which the manager of an agency proposes to be absent, and specifying the information to be given in such a notice,

as to the making of adequate arrangements for the running of an agency during a period when its manager is absent,

as to the giving of notice to the registration authority of any intended change in the identity of the manager,

as to the giving of notice to the registration authority of changes in the ownership of an agency or the identity of its officers,

requiring the payment of a prescribed fee to the registration authority in respect of any notification required to be made by virtue of paragraph (g),

requiring arrangements to be made for dealing with complaints made by or on behalf of those seeking, or receiving, any of the services provided by an agency and requiring the agency or manager to take steps for publicising the arrangements.

the fees which may be charged by adoption agencies in respect of the provision of services to persons providing facilities as part of the Adoption Service (including the Adoption Services in Scotland and Northern Ireland),

the fees which may be paid by adoption agencies to persons providing or assisting in providing such facilities.

the adoption of a child brought into the United Kingdom for the purpose of adoption, or

a Convention adoption, an overseas adoption or an adoption effected under the law of a country or territory outside the British Islands.

the duties and powers of a panel (including the power to recover the costs of a review from the adoption agency by which the determination reviewed was made),

the administration and procedures of a panel,

the appointment of members of a panel (including the number, or any limit on the number, of members who may be appointed and any conditions for appointment),

the payment of F16fees to members of a panel,

the duties of adoption agencies in connection with reviews conducted under the regulations,

the monitoring of any such reviews.

its performance of all or any of its functions relating to adoption,

the children and other persons in relation to whom it has exercised those functions.

the F4designated officer for each magistrates’ court,

the relevant officer of each county court,

the relevant officer of the High Court,

a child is living with a person with whom the child has been placed by an adoption agency, or

a child in respect of whom a notice of intention to adopt has been given under section 44 is, or will be, living,

to give him any information, or

to allow him to inspect any records (in whatever form they are held),

visit the child there,

make any examination into the state of the premises and the treatment of the child there which he thinks fit.

enter the premises for that purpose at any reasonable time,

require any person to give him any reasonable assistance he may require.

place a child for adoption with prospective adopters, or

where it has placed a child with any persons (whether under this Part or not), leave the child with them as prospective adopters,

an adoption agency which placed the child with those persons may leave the child with them until the application is disposed of, but

apart from that, the child may not be placed for adoption with any prospective adopters.

are to its placing a child for adoption with prospective adopters, and

include, where it has placed a child with any persons (whether under this Act or not), leaving the child with them as prospective adopters;

being placed for adoption with prospective adopters identified in the consent, or

being placed for adoption with any prospective adopters who may be chosen by the agency,

an application has been made on which a care order might be made and the application has not been disposed of, or

a care order or placement order has been made after the consent was given.

where the parent or guardian has consented to the child being placed for adoption with prospective adopters identified in the consent, may be consent to adoption by them, or

may be consent to adoption by any prospective adopters who may be chosen by the agency.

state that he does not wish to be informed of any application for an adoption order, or

withdraw such a statement.

the child is subject to a care order,

the court is satisfied that the conditions in section 31(2) of the 1989 Act (conditions for making a care order) are met, or

the child has no parent or guardian.

that the parent or guardian has consented to the child being placed for adoption with any prospective adopters who may be chosen by the local authority and has not withdrawn the consent, or

that the parent’s or guardian’s consent should be dispensed with.

This subsection is subject to section 52 (parental etc. consent).

it is revoked under section 24,

an adoption order is made in respect of the child, or

the child marries F20, forms a civil partnership or attains the age of 18 years.

the child is placed for adoption by them or is being provided with accommodation by them,

no adoption agency is authorised to place the child for adoption,

the child has no parent or guardian or the authority consider that the conditions in section 31(2) of the 1989 Act are met, and

the authority are satisfied that the child ought to be placed for adoption.

an application has been made (and has not been disposed of) on which a care order might be made in respect of a child, or

a child is subject to a care order and the appropriate local authority are not authorised to place the child for adoption,

a child is subject to a care order, and

the appropriate local authority are authorised to place the child for adoption under section 19,

are under a duty to apply to the court for a placement order in respect of a child, or

have applied for a placement order in respect of a child and the application has not been disposed of,

if any persons have given notice of intention to adopt, unless the period of four months beginning with the giving of the notice has expired without them applying for an adoption order or their application for such an order has been withdrawn or refused, or

if an application for an adoption order has been made and has not been disposed of.

an application for a placement order in respect of a child has been made and has not been disposed of, and

no interim care order is in force,

in relation to a care order, is the local authority in whose care the child is placed by the order, and

in relation to an application on which a care order might be made, is the local authority which makes the application.

the court has given leave to apply, and

the child is not placed for adoption by the authority.

an application for the revocation of a placement order has been made and has not been disposed of, and

the child is not placed for adoption by the authority,

a child is placed for adoption under section 19 or an adoption agency is authorised to place a child for adoption under that section, or

a placement order is in force in respect of a child.

no application may be made for any provision for contact under that Act, but

the court may make an order under this section requiring the person with whom the child lives, or is to live, to allow the child to visit or stay with the person named in the order, or for the person named in the order and the child otherwise to have contact with each other.

the child or the agency,

any parent, guardian or relative,

any person in whose favour there was provision for contact under the 1989 Act which ceased to have effect by virtue of subsection (1),

if a residence order was in force immediately before the adoption agency was authorised to place the child for adoption or (as the case may be) placed the child for adoption at a time when he was less than six weeks old, the person in whose favour the order was made,

if a person had care of the child immediately before that time by virtue of an order made in the exercise of the High Court’s inherent jurisdiction with respect to children, that person,

any person who has obtained the court’s leave to make the application.

has effect while the adoption agency is authorised to place the child for adoption or the child is placed for adoption, but

may be varied or revoked by the court on an application by the child, the agency or a person named in the order.

it is satisfied that it is necessary to do so in order to safeguard or promote the child’s welfare, and

the refusal is decided upon as a matter of urgency and does not last for more than seven days.

the steps to be taken by an agency which has exercised its power under subsection (2),

the circumstances in which, and conditions subject to which, the terms of any order under section 26 may be departed from by agreement between the agency and any person for whose contact with the child the order provides,

notification by an agency of any variation or suspension of arrangements made (otherwise than under an order under that section) with a view to allowing any person contact with the child.

consider the arrangements which the adoption agency has made, or proposes to make, for allowing any person contact with the child, and

invite the parties to the proceedings to comment on those arrangements.

a parent or guardian of the child may not apply for a residence order unless an application for an adoption order has been made and the parent or guardian has obtained the court’s leave under subsection (3) or (5) of section 47,

if an application has been made for an adoption order, a guardian of the child may not apply for a special guardianship order unless he has obtained the court’s leave under subsection (3) or (5) of that section.

a child is placed for adoption under section 19 or an adoption agency is authorised to place a child for adoption under that section, or

a placement order is in force in respect of a child,

causing the child to be known by a new surname, or

removing the child from the United Kingdom.

the child is subject to a care order, or

the court at the same time makes a care order in respect of the child,

no prohibited steps order, residence order or specific issue order, and

no supervision order or child assessment order,

an application for an adoption order has been made in respect of the child, and

the residence order is applied for by a parent or guardian who has obtained the court’s leave under subsection (3) or (5) of section 47 or by any other person who has obtained the court’s leave under this subsection.

an application has been made for an adoption order, and

the person applying for the special guardianship order has obtained the court’s leave under this subsection or, if he is a guardian of the child, has obtained the court’s leave under section 47(5).

section 14C(1)(b) of the 1989 Act (special guardianship: parental responsibility) has effect subject to any determination under section 25(4) of this Act,

section 14C(3) and (4) of the 1989 Act (special guardianship: removal of child from UKetc.) does not apply.

a child is placed for adoption by an adoption agency under section 19, or

a child is placed for adoption by an adoption agency and either the child is less than six weeks old or the agency has at no time been authorised to place the child for adoption,

a child who is not for the time being placed for adoption is being provided with accommodation by a local authority, and

the authority have applied to the court for a placement order and the application has not been disposed of,

a child who is not for the time being placed for adoption is being provided with accommodation by an adoption agency, and

the agency is authorised to place the child for adoption under section 19 or would be so authorised if any consent to placement under that section had not been withdrawn,

a child who is not for the time being placed for adoption is being provided with accommodation by an adoption agency, and

the agency would be authorised to place the child for adoption under section 19 if consent to placement under that section had not been withdrawn.

a child is placed for adoption by an adoption agency and either the child is less than six weeks old or the agency has at no time been authorised to place the child for adoption, and

any parent or guardian of the child informs the agency that he wishes the child to be returned to him,

a child is placed for adoption by an adoption agency under section 19, and

consent to placement under that section has been withdrawn,

the agency must give notice of the parent’s or guardian’s wish to the prospective adopters, and

the prospective adopters must return the child to the agency within the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the notice is given.

before the notice was given, an application for an adoption order (including a Scottish or Northern Irish adoption order), special guardianship order or residence order, or for leave to apply for a special guardianship order or residence order, was made in respect of the child, and

the application (and, in a case where leave is given on an application to apply for a special guardianship order or residence order, the application for the order) has not been disposed of,

a child is placed for adoption by a local authority under section 19,

the authority have applied for a placement order and the application has been refused, and

any parent or guardian of the child informs the authority that he wishes the child to be returned to him.

is in force, or

has been revoked, but the child has not been returned by the prospective adopters or remains in any accommodation provided by the local authority,

receive the child from the prospective adopters before the end of the period of seven days beginning with the giving of the notice, and

give notice to any parent or guardian of the child of the prospective adopters’ wish to return the child.

is of the opinion that the child should not remain with the prospective adopters, and

gives notice to them of its opinion,

an adoption agency gives notice under subsection (2) in respect of a child,

before the notice was given, an application for an adoption order (including a Scottish or Northern Irish adoption order), special guardianship order or residence order, or for leave to apply for a special guardianship order or residence order, was made in respect of the child, and

the application (and, in a case where leave is given on an application to apply for a special guardianship order or residence order, the application for the order) has not been disposed of,

have applied for an adoption order in respect of the child and the application has not been disposed of,

have given notice of intention to adopt, or

have applied for leave to apply for an adoption order under section 42(6) and the application has not been disposed of,

the period of four months beginning with the giving of the notice has expired without the people concerned applying for an adoption order, or

the notice is a second or subsequent notice of intention to adopt and was given during the period of five months beginning with the giving of the preceding notice.

fails to comply with subsection (5), or

removes a child in contravention of this section,

the child has had his home with the foster parents at all times during the period of five years ending with the removal and the foster parents have given notice of intention to adopt, or

an application has been made for leave under section 42(6) and has not been disposed of,

a person who has the court’s leave,

a local authority or other person in the exercise of a power conferred by any enactment, other than section 20(8) of the 1989 Act.

the child has had his home with the foster parents at all times during the period of one year ending with the removal, and

the foster parents have given notice of intention to adopt,

a person with parental responsibility for the child who is exercising the power in section 20(8) of the 1989 Act,

a person who has the court’s leave,

a local authority or other person in the exercise of a power conferred by any enactment, other than section 20(8) of the 1989 Act.

a person who has the court’s leave,

a local authority or other person in the exercise of a power conferred by any enactment, other than section 20(8) of the 1989 Act.

a parent or guardian,

a person who has the court’s leave,

a local authority or other person in the exercise of a power conferred by any enactment, other than section 20(8) of the 1989 Act.

the people concerned have given notice of intention to adopt, or

the people concerned have applied for leave under section 42(6) and the application has not been disposed of,

a person who has the court’s leave,

a local authority or other person in the exercise of a power conferred by any enactment, other than section 20(8) of the 1989 Act.

that a child has been removed in contravention of any of the preceding provisions of this Chapter or that there are reasonable grounds for believing that a person intends to remove a child in contravention of those provisions, or

that a person has failed to comply with section 31(4), 32(2), 33(2), 34(3) or 35(2).

direct any person who is in a position to do so to produce the child on request to any person mentioned in subsection (4),

authorise the removal of the child by any person mentioned in that subsection,

require any person who has information as to the child’s whereabouts to disclose that information on request to any constable or officer of the court,

authorise a constable to enter any premises specified in the order and search for the child, using reasonable force if necessary.

any person named by the court,

any constable,

any person who, after the order is made under that subsection, is authorised to exercise any power under the order by an adoption agency which is authorised to place the child for adoption.

no evidence relating to the information provided may be adduced, and

no question relating to the information may be asked,

an offence under section 2 or 5 of the Perjury Act 1911 (c. 6) (false statements made on oath otherwise than in judicial proceedings or made otherwise than on oath),

an offence under section 44(1) or (2) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 39) (false statements made on oath or otherwise than on oath).

if subsection (2) applies, the condition in that subsection is met,

if that subsection does not apply, the condition in whichever is applicable of subsections (3) to (5) applies.

the child was placed for adoption with the applicant or applicants by an adoption agency or in pursuance of an order of the High Court, or

the applicant is a parent of the child,

where the child was placed for adoption with the applicant or applicants by an adoption agency, to that agency,

in any other case, to the local authority within whose area the home is.

references to an adoption agency include a Scottish or Northern Irish adoption agency,

references to a child placed for adoption by an adoption agency are to be read accordingly.

if a person were seeking to apply for an adoption order, subsection (4) or (5) of section 42 would apply, but

the condition in the subsection in question is not met,

a local authority have placed a child with any persons otherwise than as prospective adopters, and

the persons give notice of intention to adopt,

in prescribed cases, references to the prescribed local authority,

in any other case, references to the local authority for the area in which, at the time of giving the notice of intention to adopt, they have their home,

the parental responsibility which any person other than the adopters or adopter has for the adopted child immediately before the making of the order,

any order under the 1989 Act or the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)),

any order under the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36) other than an excepted order, and

any duty arising by virtue of an agreement or an order of a court to make payments, so far as the payments are in respect of the adopted child’s maintenance or upbringing for any period after the making of the adoption order.

does not affect parental responsibility so far as it relates to any period before the making of the order, and

in the case of an order made on an application under section 51(2) by the partner of a parent of the adopted child, does not affect the parental responsibility of that parent or any duties of that parent within subsection (2)(d).

which constitutes a trust, or

which expressly provides that the duty is not to be extinguished by the making of an adoption order.

that the parent or guardian consents to the making of the adoption order,

that the parent or guardian has consented under section 20 (and has not withdrawn the consent) and does not oppose the making of the adoption order, or

that the parent’s or guardian’s consent should be dispensed with.

the child has been placed for adoption by an adoption agency with the prospective adopters in whose favour the order is proposed to be made,

no parent or guardian opposes the making of the adoption order.

in Scotland, under section 18 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 28), or

in Northern Ireland, under Article 17(1) or 18(1) of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22)).

for an adoption order or a Scottish or Northern Irish adoption order, or

for an order for adoption made in the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands.

a couple, or

one person,

one of the couple is the mother or the father of the person to be adopted and has attained the age of 18 years, and

the other has attained the age of 21 years.

the person’s spouse cannot be found,

the spouses have separated and are living apart, and the separation is likely to be permanent, or

the person’s spouse is by reason of ill-health, whether physical or mental, incapable of making an application for an adoption order.

the person’s civil partner cannot be found,

the civil partners have separated and are living apart, and the separation is likely to be permanent, or

the person’s civil partner is by reason of ill-health, whether physical or mental, incapable of making an application for an adoption order.

the other natural parent is dead or cannot be found,

by virtue of section 28 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37) F1(disregarding subsections (5A) to (5I) of that section), there is no other parent, or

there is some other reason justifying the child’s being adopted by the applicant alone,

the parent or guardian cannot be found or is incapable of giving consent, or

the welfare of the child requires the consent to be dispensed with.

consent to the placement of a child for adoption, or

consent to the making of an adoption order (including a future adoption order).

in the form prescribed by rules, or

by notice given to the agency.

an agency has placed a child for adoption under section 19 in pursuance of consent given by a parent of the child, and

at a later time, the other parent of the child acquires parental responsibility for the child.

a local authority are authorised to place a child for adoption, or

a child who has been placed for adoption by a local authority is less than six weeks old,

section 22(4)(b), (c) and (d) and (5)(b) (duty to ascertain wishes and feelings of certain persons),

paragraphs 15 and 21 of Schedule 2 (promoting contact with parents and parents’ obligation to contribute towards maintenance).

for section 61 of that Act to have effect in relation to the child whether or not he is accommodated by or on behalf of the society,

for subsections (2)(b) to (d) and (3)(b) of that section (duty to ascertain wishes and feelings of certain persons) to apply with modifications, or not to apply, in relation to the child.

the period of four months beginning with the giving of the notice expires without the prospective adopters applying for an adoption order, or

an application for such an order is withdrawn or refused.

the information which an adoption agency must keep in relation to his adoption,

the form and manner in which it must keep that information.

is about an adopted person or any other person, and

is or includes identifying information about the person in question,

which the agency has obtained from the Registrar General on an application under section 79(5) and any other information which would enable the adopted person to obtain a certified copy of the record of his birth, or

which is information about an entry relating to the adopted person in the Adoption Contact Register,

any information which would enable him to obtain a certified copy of the record of his birth, unless the High Court orders otherwise,

any prescribed information disclosed to the adopters by the agency by virtue of section 54.

a person applies to the appropriate adoption agency for protected information to be disclosed to him, and

none of the information is about a person who is a child at the time of the application.

the welfare of the adopted person,

any views obtained under subsection (3),

any prescribed matters,

a person applies to the appropriate adoption agency for protected information to be disclosed to him, and

any of the information is about a person who is a child at the time of the application.

the views of any parent or guardian of the child, and

the views of the child, if the agency considers it appropriate to do so having regard to his age and understanding and to all the other circumstances of the case,

if the child is an adopted child, the child’s welfare must be the paramount consideration,

in the case of any other child, the agency must have particular regard to the child’s welfare.

the welfare of the adopted person (where subsection (6)(a) does not apply),

any views obtained under subsection (3) or (4),

any prescribed matters,

seeking information from them in pursuance of this group of sections,

considering objecting or consenting to the disclosure of information by the agency in pursuance of this group of sections, or

considering entering with the agency into an agreement prescribed for the purposes of section 57(5).

to disclose information which is required for the purposes of such counselling to the persons providing the counselling,

where the person providing the counselling is outside the United Kingdom, to require a prescribed fee to be paid.

a local authority, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39) or a Health and Social Services Board established under Article 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14)),

a registered adoption society, an organisation within section 144(3)(b) or an adoption society which is registered under Article 4 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22)),

an adoption support agency in respect of which a person is registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14).

the performance by adoption agencies of their functions,

the manner in which information may be received, and

the matters mentioned below in this section.

the manner in which agreements made by virtue of section 57(5) are to be recorded,

the information to be provided by any person on an application for the disclosure of information under this group of sections.

to give to prescribed persons prescribed information about the rights or opportunities to obtain information, or to give their views as to its disclosure, given by this group of sections,

to seek prescribed information from, or give prescribed information to, the Registrar General in prescribed circumstances.

to disclose to any person (including an adopted person) at his request any information which the person requires to assist him to make contact with the adoption agency which is the appropriate adoption agency in the case of an adopted person specified in the request (or, as the case may be, in the applicant’s case),

to disclose to the appropriate adoption agency any information which the agency requires about any entry relating to the adopted person on the Adoption Contact Register.

regulations under section 63(2) imposing any requirement on a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), or an organisation within section 144(3)(b), are to be made by the Scottish Ministers,

regulations under section 63(2) imposing any requirement on a Health and Social Services Board established under Article 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/ 1265 (N.I. 14)), or an adoption society which is registered under Article 4 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22)), are to be made by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety.

any supplementary, incidental or consequential provision,

any transitory, transitional or saving provision,

directed to be made in it by adoption orders, or

required to be made under Schedule 1.

of the date of birth of the adopted person, or

of the country, or the district and sub-district, of the birth of the adopted person,

search the index,

have a certified copy of any entry in the Adopted Children Register.

searches in the index kept in the General Register Office of certified copies of entries in the registers of live-births,

the supply from that office of certified copies of entries in those certified copies,

is under the age of 18 years, and

intends to be married F19or form a civil partnership,

a record of whose birth is kept by the Registrar General,

who has attained the age of 18 years, and

who the Registrar General is satisfied has such information as is necessary to enable him to obtain a certified copy of the record of his birth.

who has attained the age of 18 years, and

who the Registrar General is satisfied is a relative of an adopted person and has such information as is necessary to enable him to obtain a certified copy of the record of the adopted person’s birth.

the disclosure of information contained in one Part of the register to persons for whom there is an entry in the other Part,

the payment of prescribed fees in respect of the making or alteration of entries in the register and the disclosure of information contained in the register.

brings, or causes another to bring, a child who is habitually resident outside the British Islands into the United Kingdom for the purpose of adoption by the British resident, or

at any time brings, or causes another to bring, into the United Kingdom a child adopted by the British resident under an external adoption effected within the period of six months ending with that time.

The references to adoption, or to a child adopted, by the British resident include a reference to adoption, or to a child adopted, by the British resident and another person.

an adoption within the meaning of Chapter 4, or

a full adoption (within the meaning of section 88(3)).