§ 14 — Requirement for favourable ASA

14.—(1) A favourable ASA is —(a)

in the case of a joint adoption application — an ASA issued by an authorised adoption agency to the applicants jointly and containing an assessment by the agency that the applicants are suitable to adopt a child, whether unequivocally or subject to the resolution of any one or more issues contained in the ASA; or

(b)

in the case of a sole adoption application — an ASA issued by an authorised adoption agency to the applicant containing an assessment by the agency that the applicant is suitable to adopt a child, whether unequivocally or subject to the resolution of any one or more issues contained in the ASA.

(2) No application for an ASA may be made by any individual (whether jointly with his or her spouse or solely) unless he or she has —(a)

resided in Singapore for a continuous period of at least one year immediately preceding the date of the making of the application for the ASA; and

(b)

attended a pre-adoption briefing described in section 12.

(3) A valid ASA is an ASA —(a)

that is issued in the form specified by the Guardian‑in‑Adoption for the purposes of this subsection;

(b)

that contains all the information specified by the Guardian‑in‑Adoption for the purposes of this subsection; and

(c)

the validity period (as determined according to section 20) for which has not been exceeded.

(4) An authorised adoption agency that issues an ASA must submit a copy of the ASA to the Guardian‑in‑Adoption on the day that the ASA is issued.

—(1) A favourable ASA is —(a)

in the case of a joint adoption application — an ASA issued by an authorised adoption agency to the applicants jointly and containing an assessment by the agency that the applicants are suitable to adopt a child, whether unequivocally or subject to the resolution of any one or more issues contained in the ASA; or

(b)

in the case of a sole adoption application — an ASA issued by an authorised adoption agency to the applicant containing an assessment by the agency that the applicant is suitable to adopt a child, whether unequivocally or subject to the resolution of any one or more issues contained in the ASA.

(2) No application for an ASA may be made by any individual (whether jointly with his or her spouse or solely) unless he or she has —(a)

resided in Singapore for a continuous period of at least one year immediately preceding the date of the making of the application for the ASA; and

(b)

attended a pre-adoption briefing described in section 12.

(3) A valid ASA is an ASA —(a)

that is issued in the form specified by the Guardian‑in‑Adoption for the purposes of this subsection;

(b)

that contains all the information specified by the Guardian‑in‑Adoption for the purposes of this subsection; and

(c)

the validity period (as determined according to section 20) for which has not been exceeded.

(4) An authorised adoption agency that issues an ASA must submit a copy of the ASA to the Guardian‑in‑Adoption on the day that the ASA is issued.