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51. An adoption order may not be made as a Convention adoption order unless–
(a)in the case of–
(i)an application for the order by a relevant couple, both members of the couple have been habitually resident in a Convention country outwith the British Islands for a period of not less than one year ending with the date of the application;
(ii)an application for the order by one person, the applicant has been habitually resident in a Convention country outwith the British Islands for a period of not less than one year ending with the date of the application;
(b)the child to be adopted was, on the date on which the agreement under Article 17(c) of the Convention was made, habitually resident in any part of the British Islands;
(c)copies of the Article 16 Report (within the meaning of regulation 48) and the agreement under Article 17(c) of the Convention are made available to the court; and
(d)the competent authority of the receiving State has confirmed that the child is authorised to enter and remain permanently in the Convention country in which the applicant is or, as the case may be, the applicants are habitually resident.
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