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After section 29 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 28) there is inserted—
(1)A person who contravenes any of the enactments specified in subsection (2) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both.
(2)Those enactments 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),
of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.”
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