Proposal for cross-border placement
26.—(1) This paragraph applies where a public authority proposes to place an adult in an establishment in a Convention country other than Northern Ireland.
(2) The public authority must consult an appropriate authority in that other country about the proposed placement and, for that purpose, must send it—
(a)a report on the adult; and
(b)a statement of its reasons for the proposed placement.
(3) If the appropriate authority in the other country opposes the proposed placement within a reasonable time, the public authority may not proceed with it.
27. A proposal received by a public authority under Article 33 in relation to an adult is to proceed unless the authority opposes it within a reasonable time.