4(1)Where a person—E+W
(a)was adopted before 12th November 1975, and
(b)applies for information under paragraph 1,
the Registrar General must not give the information to the applicant unless the applicant has attended an interview with a counsellor arranged by a person or body from whom counselling services are available as mentioned in paragraph 2.
(2)Where the Registrar General is prevented by sub-paragraph (1) from giving information to a person who is not living in the United Kingdom, the Registrar General may give the information to any body which—
(a)the Registrar General is satisfied is suitable to provide counselling to that person, and
(b)has notified the Registrar General that it is prepared to provide such counselling.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 30.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/2213, art. 2(e) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2005/2897, arts. 3-16)