Part 1

Adoption
Chapter 3

Placement for adoption and adoption orders

Disclosure of information in relation to a person’s adoption

Offence
59
Regulations may provide that a registered adoption society which discloses any information in contravention of section 57 is to be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
S. 59 in force at 7.2.2004 for W. by S.I. 2004/252, art. 2(b)
S. 59 in force at 7.12.2004 for specified purposes for E. by S.I. 2004/3203, art. 2(1)(m)(v)
S. 59 in force at 30.12.2005 for E. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2005/2213, art. 3(k) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2005/2897, arts. 3-16)