Agreement
4A.7.—(1) Any document signifying the agreement of a person to the making of an adoption order shall be in Form A3, and, shall, if executed in Northern Ireland, be witnessed by a Justice of the Peace.
(2) If the document is executed in Scotland it shall be witnessed by a Justice of the Peace or a Sheriff.
(3) If the document is executed in England and Wales it shall be witnessed by a Justice of the Peace.
(4) If the document is executed outside the United Kingdom it shall be witnessed by one of the following persons –
(a)any person for the time being authorised by law in the place where the document is executed to administer an oath for any judicial or other legal purpose;
(b)a British consular officer;
(c)a notary public; or
(d)if the person executing the document is serving in any of the regular armed forces of the Crown, an officer holding a commission in any of those forces.
(5) If the document is executed by a person outside Northern Ireland before the commencement of the proceedings it shall be filed with the application.