§ 3 — Meaning of “adoption agency”

3.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, an adoption agency is any person that carries on the business (whether for profit or not) of making arrangements for or on behalf of any other person for the adoption in Singapore by that other person of a child, but does not include a fostering agency or any other person that may be prescribed by the regulations.(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person (A) carries on the business (whether for profit or not) of making arrangements for or on behalf of another person (B) for the adoption by B of a child under the Act, whether or not —(a)

B makes an adoption application in respect of the child;

(b)

the arrangements are accompanied by any other service to B before or after the conclusion of adoption proceedings arising from an adoption application made by B in respect of the child; or

(c)

A also carries on the business (whether for profit or not) of providing any other service.

(3) In this section, a reference to the making of arrangements for or on behalf of a person (A) for the adoption of a child by A includes a reference to any of the following:(a)

informing A about the process of adoption in Singapore, including under the repealed Act;

(b)

informing A about the eligibility criteria for an adoption order, or the parenting of an adopted child, including under the repealed Act;

(c)

arranging for A to undergo the process for obtaining an ASA;

(d)

conducting an assessment of A’s suitability to adopt for the purpose of issuing an ASA to A;

(e)

finding a child for whom an adoptive parent is being sought, on behalf of A;

(f)

obtaining the agreement of any relevant person of a child to seek an adoptive parent for the child (whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries), with a view to the child’s adoption by A;

(g)

transferring (whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries) the physical custody of a child, or the custody or care and control of a child, to A with a view to the child’s adoption by A;

(h)

obtaining, on behalf of A, the consent required under section 26 of any relevant person of a child for the adoption of the child by A, whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries;

(i)

providing any service to A after an adoption order in respect of a child has been made in favour of A to support A in the parenting of the child.

—(1) For the purposes of this Act, an adoption agency is any person that carries on the business (whether for profit or not) of making arrangements for or on behalf of any other person for the adoption in Singapore by that other person of a child, but does not include a fostering agency or any other person that may be prescribed by the regulations.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person (A) carries on the business (whether for profit or not) of making arrangements for or on behalf of another person (B) for the adoption by B of a child under the Act, whether or not —(a)

B makes an adoption application in respect of the child;

(b)

the arrangements are accompanied by any other service to B before or after the conclusion of adoption proceedings arising from an adoption application made by B in respect of the child; or

(c)

A also carries on the business (whether for profit or not) of providing any other service.

(3) In this section, a reference to the making of arrangements for or on behalf of a person (A) for the adoption of a child by A includes a reference to any of the following:(a)

informing A about the process of adoption in Singapore, including under the repealed Act;

(b)

informing A about the eligibility criteria for an adoption order, or the parenting of an adopted child, including under the repealed Act;

(c)

arranging for A to undergo the process for obtaining an ASA;

(d)

conducting an assessment of A’s suitability to adopt for the purpose of issuing an ASA to A;

(e)

finding a child for whom an adoptive parent is being sought, on behalf of A;

(f)

obtaining the agreement of any relevant person of a child to seek an adoptive parent for the child (whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries), with a view to the child’s adoption by A;

(g)

transferring (whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries) the physical custody of a child, or the custody or care and control of a child, to A with a view to the child’s adoption by A;

(h)

obtaining, on behalf of A, the consent required under section 26 of any relevant person of a child for the adoption of the child by A, whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries;

(i)

providing any service to A after an adoption order in respect of a child has been made in favour of A to support A in the parenting of the child.