32Consent of child aged 12 or overS
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(1)Except where subsection (2) applies, an adoption order may not be made in respect of a child who is aged 12 or over unless the child consents.
(2)This subsection applies where the court is satisfied that the child is incapable of consenting to the order.
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)
Commencement Information
I1S. 32 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)