The Adoptions with a Foreign Element (Amendment) Regulations 2009

• Citation: S.I. 2009/2563
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Adoptions with a Foreign Element (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 23 October 2009.

Section 2 Amendment of the Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005

(1) The Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 19 (procedure following receipt of the Article 16 Information), for paragraph (3) substitute—

(3) Where—

(a) the procedure in paragraph (2) has been followed; and

(b) the prospective adopter has confirmed in writing to the adoption agency that he wishes to proceed to adopt the child,

the agency must notify the relevant Central Authority in writing that the requirements specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) have been satisfied and at the same time it must confirm that it is content for the adoption to proceed.

(3) In regulation 20 (procedure where proposed adoption is not to proceed), in paragraph (3) for “before the child is placed with him” substitute “before any Convention adoption is made and before the child’s entry into the United Kingdom”.