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(1)A payment is an excepted payment if it is made by virtue of, or in accordance with provision made by or under, this Act, the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 28) or the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22)).
(2)A payment is an excepted payment if it is made to a registered adoption society by—
(a)a parent or guardian of a child, or
(b)a person who adopts or proposes to adopt a child,
in respect of expenses reasonably incurred by the society in connection with the adoption or proposed adoption of the child.
(3)A payment is an excepted payment if it is made in respect of any legal or medical expenses incurred or to be incurred by any person in connection with an application to a court which he has made or proposes to make for an adoption order, a placement order, or an order under section 26 or 84.
(4)A payment made as mentioned in section 95(1)(c) is an excepted payment if—
(a)the condition in section 85(2) is met, and
(b)the payment is made in respect of the travel and accommodation expenses reasonably incurred in removing the child from the United Kingdom for the purpose of adoption.
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