Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 16 : Inter-Country Adoption260. Entering into adoption working agreement |
(1) | A child protection organisation accredited in terms of section 259 to provide inter-country adoption services may enter into an adoption working agreement with an accredited adoption agency in another country. |
(2) | A child protection organisation referred to in subsection (1)— |
(a) | must provide the Central Authority with certified copies of all adoption working agreements entered into by that child protection organisation for approval thereof; and |
(b) | may not act in terms of any such adoption working agreements before it has been approved by the Central Authority. |