Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017

Amendment of section 38 of Principal Act

19. Section 38 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 guardian of the child, and

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