27Contravention of sections 30 to 36 of 2002 ActS
(1)A person who contravenes any of the provisions of the 2002 Act mentioned in subsection (2) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or both.
(2)Those provisions are—
(a)section 30(1), (2) and (3) (removal of child placed or who may be placed for adoption),
(b)sections 32(2)(b), 33(2) and 35(2) (return of child by prospective adopters),
(c)section 34(1) (removal of child in contravention of placement order),
(d)section 36(1) (removal of child in non-agency case), and
(e)section 36(5) (return of child to parent or guardian).
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 1 Ch. 2 applied in part (28.9.2009) by Adoptions with a Foreign Element (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/182), regs. 1(1), 9(1)
C2S. 27(1) applied (with modifications) (6.4.2010) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/985), regs. 1(1), 4, Sch. 3
Commencement Information
I1S. 27 in force at 28.9.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/267, arts. 1(2), 2 (with arts. 3-21) (as amended (7.5.2012) by S.S.I. 2012/99, art. 2)