Chapter 15 : Adoption

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228. Adoption

229. Purposes of adoption

230. Child who may be adopted

231. Persons who may adopt child

232. Register on Adoptable Children and Prospective Adoptive Parents

233. Consent to adoption

234. Post adoption agreements

235. Freeing orders

236. When consent not required

237. Gathering of information for proposed adoption

238. Notice to be given of proposed adoption

239. Application for adoption order

240. Consideration of adoption application

241. Unreasonable withholding of consent

242. Effect of adoption order

243. Rescission of adoption order

244. Effect of rescission

245. Recording of adoption in births register

246. Registration of birth and recording of adoption of child born outside Republic

247. Adoption register

248. Access to adoption register

249. No consideration in respect of adoption

250. Only certain persons allowed to provide adoption service

251. Accreditation to provide adoption service

252. Advertising

253. Regulations