Adoption Act, 1976
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Information for persons consenting to adoption orders. |
3.—(1) A person whose consent to the making of an adoption order is necessary— | |
(a) shall be informed before he gives the consent or as soon as may be after such giving— | ||
(i) that the consent may be withdrawn at any time before the making of the order, and | ||
(ii) that he is entitled to be heard on the application for the order, and | ||
(b) shall, if he gives the consent, be asked, at the time of such giving or thereafter, to indicate in writing if he wishes— | ||
(i) to be informed of the date on which the Board will, if he wishes to be heard, hear him or his counsel or solicitor on the application for the order, or | ||
(ii) otherwise to be consulted again in relation to the application for the order. | ||
(2) In case a person has indicated in pursuance of subsection (1) of this section that he does not wish to be informed of the date on which the Board will hear him or his counsel or solicitor on the application for the adoption order to which his consent related or otherwise to be consulted again in relation to the application, it shall not be necessary so to inform or consult him, but in any other case (including the case where he has not given an indication in pursuance of the said subsection (1)), he shall be so informed and consulted and, if he cannot be found, the Board shall deal with the application as if he had not given his consent. | ||
(3) This section does not apply in relation to a consent to which section 2 of this Act applies. |