Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017

Amendment of section 21 of Principal Act

11. Section 21 of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) The Child and Family Agency shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of notice under subsection (1), give notice of the discontinuance to—

(a) the Authority,

(b) any adoption committee concerned,

(c) the mother and any other guardians of the child, and

(d) each relevant non-guardian of the child.”.