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6.—(1) For the purposes of section 80(2) of the Act (information in Part 1 of the register about adopted persons), the prescribed information is the full name, address and date of birth of the adopted person together with the following information—
(a)any relative(1) with whom they wish to have contact together with the name of that relative if known;
(b)any relative with whom they do not wish to have contact together with the name of that relative if known.
(2) For the purposes of section 80(2) of the Act, the prescribed notice is the notice set out in Schedule 3.
7.—(1) For the purposes of section 80(4) of the Act (information in Part 2 of the register about relatives of adopted persons), the prescribed information is the full name, address and date of birth of the relative of an adopted person together with the following information—
(a)the name of the adopted person with whom they wish to have contact; or
(b)the fact that they do not wish to have contact with the named adopted person.
(2) For the purposes of section 80(4) of the Act, the prescribed notice is the notice set out in Schedule 4.
8. The Registrar General shall give an adopted person whose name is in Part 1 of the Adoption Contact Register, the name, in writing, of any relative of his whose name is in Part 2 of that Register and who has asked for contact with that adopted person, together with the address at or through which the relative may be contacted(2).
9.—(1) The fee payable in respect of the making of an entry in Part 1 of the Adoption Contact Register is £15.
(2) The fee payable in respect of the making of an entry in Part 2 of the Adoption Contact Register is £30.
See section 81(2) of the Act for the definition of “relative”.
In accordance with section 81(3) of the Act the Registrar General must not give any information entered in the register to any person except in accordance with these Regulations or regulations made under section 64(4)(b) of the Act.
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