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Prohibition of certain payments.
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42.—(1) An adopter, parent or guardian of a child shall not receive or agree to receive any payment or other reward in consideration of the adoption of the child under this Act.
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(2) No person shall make or give or agree to make or give any payment or reward the receipt of which is prohibited by subsection (1).
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(3) (a) A person who makes arrangements for the adoption of a child shall not receive, make or give any payment or other reward in consideration of the making of the arrangements or agree to do so.
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(b) This subsection does not apply to—
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(i) payments made for the maintenance of the child;
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(ii) solicitors' remuneration for professional services.
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(4) A person who contravenes a provision of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or to both.
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