SCHEDULES

I1I2SCHEDULE 1 Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Sch. 1 in force at 23.1.2003 for E.W. by S.I. 2003/189, art. 2(1)(a)

I2

Sch. 1 in force at 1.6.2003 for S. by S.S.I. 2003/121, art. 2(h)

Chapter VI General Provisions

Article 29

There shall be no contact between the prospective adoptive parents and the child’s parents or any other person who has care of the child until the requirements of Article 4, sub-paragraphs a to c, and Article 5, sub-paragraph a, have been met, unless the adoption takes place within a family or unless the contact is in compliance with the conditions established by the competent authority of the State of origin.