Adoption Act 2010

Amendment of section 46(1) of Freedom of Information Act 1997.

161.— The Freedom of Information Act 1997 is amended in section 46(1) (as amended by section 29 of the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 2003 and section 74 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 ), by inserting the following after paragraph (dc):

“(dd) a record held or created under the relevant statutory provisions by the Adoption Authority or an employee of the Authority, relating to or arising from the making of an adoption order or the recognition of an intercountry adoption effected outside the State, within the meaning of the Adoption Act 2010, (other than a record concerning any other functions of the Authority or the general administration of the Authority),”.