PART IIIADOPTION ORDERS
Supplemental
Notification to Board of adoption application, where child not placed by adoption agency22
1
An adoption order shall not be made in respect of a child who was not placed with the applicant by an adoption agency unless the applicant has, at least 3 months before the date of the order, served notice on the Board within whose area he has his home of his intention to apply for the adoption order.
2
On receipt of such a notice the Board shall investigate the matter and submit to the court a report of its investigation and shall assist the court in any manner the court may direct.
3
Under paragraph (2), the Board shall in particular investigate,—
a
so far as is practicable, the suitability of the applicant, and any other matters relevant to the operation of Article 9 in relation to the application; and
b
whether the child was placed with the applicant in contravention of Article 11.
4
A Board which receives notice under paragraph (1) in respect of a child whom the Board knows to be in the care of another Board shall, not more than 7 days after the receipt of the notice, inform that other Board in writing, that it has received the notice.