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S.I. No. 216/1976 - Adoption Rules, 1976

Type Statutory Instrument

Publication 1976-09-22

Last updated 1990-07-06

State Repealed superseded text

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Source Irish Statute Book

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This is the act as published. Later amendments are not folded into the text below: each one is a separate act in this repository and an entry in this law's history.

3 amending acts · 1990-07-06, S.I. No. 170/1990 - Adoption Rules, 1990

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	Signature ............................................................ .....................	Signature ............................................................ .....................
	Office held in the society......................................................	Office held in the society......................................................
	Address ............................................................ .......................	Address ............................................................ .......................
		............................................................ ........................
	Date ............................................................ .......................	Date ............................................................ .......................

Declared before me (a) ............................................................ ................... by the said applicant who is personally known to me (or who is identified to me by ......................................................... who is personally known to me) at ............................................................ ............................................................ ....


	Signed ............................................................ ...................
	Description ............................................................ ...........
	This ............................ day of....................., 19...............

(a) This declaration should be made before a Notary Public or a Commissioner for Oaths or a Peace Commissioner.

FORM OF ENTRY IN ADOPTION SOCIETIES REGISTER

Form 9


Serial No.	Name of Society	Address of Society's Headquarters	Name and address of Chairman/ President of Society	Name and address of Secretary of Society	Date of application for registration	Date of registration	Remarks

FORM 10

ADOPTION ACTS, 1952 to 1976.

Memorandum to be furnished by a registered adoption society to

a mother, father or guardian who proposes to place a child with

a registered adoption socety for adoption.

Consent to the placing for adoption of ............................................................ ............ (here set out name of child) born on ............................................. day of ............................................................ ................., 19........

If an adoption order is made in respect of the child, all your rights and duties in regard to the child will be transferred permanently to the adopters and the child will be regarded as the child of the adopters. If the child is illegitimate and the natural father is under legal obligation to make any payments for the child's benefit, he will not be legally bound to continue these payments, unless the mother is the adopter.

Subject to section 3 of the Adoption Act, 1974 , an Bord Uchtála (Adoption Board) will not make an adoption order without the consent of

(a) the mother of the child,

(b) the father of the child (in the case of any child who has been legitimated by the marriage of its parents), and

unless the mother, father or guardian, as the case may be, cannot be found or is unable to give consent because of mental infirmity in which case An Bord Uchtála may dispense with consent.

Section 3 of the Adoption Act, 1974 , provides that if a child is given for adoption, and a person whose consent to the making of the adoption order is required fails, neglects or refuses to give consent, or withdraws a consent already given, the applicant for the adoption order may apply to the High Court and, if that Court is satisfied that it is in the best interest of the child to do so, it may give custody of the child to the person who has applied for the adoption order and it may authorise An Bord Uchtála to dispense with such consent, whereupon An Bord Uchtála may make the adoption order.

A consent may be withdrawn at any time before the making of an adoption order.

In order to ensure, therefore, that you will be informed of any proposal to have the child adopted, you should notify the society of any change in address.

Section 4 of the Adoption Act, 1974 , provides that an adoption order shall not be made in the case where the applicants, the child and his parents or, if the child is illegitimate, his mother, are not all of the same religion, unless every person whose consent to the making of the adoption order is required, knows, when giving such consent, the religion (if any) of each of the applicants.

(Perforate on this line)

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....

RECEIPT FOR FORM 10.

(Detach here)

To the registered adoption society called ............................................................ ..........................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ......

I hereby consent to the placing for adoption of the child ............................................................ ...... (here set out name of child) born on ......................................... day of ..................................., 19.........

Here you may state your wishes as to the religion, if any, of the person(s) with whom the child is to be placed for adoption .........................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................................

I have received from you a statement in Form 10. That statement was attached to this receipt and I have myself torn it off. I understand that statement.


		Name (in block letters) ............................................................ ........................................	Name (in block letters) ............................................................ ........................................
		Signature ............................................................ ...........................................................	Signature ............................................................ ...........................................................
		Address ............................................................ ............................................................ ..	Address ............................................................ ............................................................ ..
	Signature of Witness............................................................ .........................................................	Signature of Witness............................................................ .........................................................	Signature of Witness............................................................ .........................................................
		Address............................................................ ............................................................ .	Address............................................................ ............................................................ .
	Occupation or Description ............................................................ ......................................................	Occupation or Description ............................................................ ......................................................	Occupation or Description ............................................................ ......................................................
	Date ............................................................ ...	Date ............................................................ ...	Date ............................................................ ...
I certify that on behalf of ............................................................ ............................................................ .. I have handed the statement attached to this receipt to ............................................................ ............	I certify that on behalf of ............................................................ ............................................................ .. I have handed the statement attached to this receipt to ............................................................ ............	I certify that on behalf of ............................................................ ............................................................ .. I have handed the statement attached to this receipt to ............................................................ ............	I certify that on behalf of ............................................................ ............................................................ .. I have handed the statement attached to this receipt to ............................................................ ............
............................................................ .................................... and explained its contents to her/him.	............................................................ .................................... and explained its contents to her/him.	............................................................ .................................... and explained its contents to her/him.	............................................................ .................................... and explained its contents to her/him.
I am satisfied that she/he understands it.	I am satisfied that she/he understands it.	I am satisfied that she/he understands it.	I am satisfied that she/he understands it.
		Signature ............................................................ ............................................................ .	Signature ............................................................ ............................................................ .
			Date ............................................................ ............................................................

FORM 11

NOTICE OF MAKING OF ADOPTION ORDER.

(To be published by the Board in Iris Oifigiúil).

In pursuance of the powers vested in it by the Adoption Acts, 1952 to 1976, An Bord Uchtála has made an order for the adoption of a child ............................................................ ............................................ (here insert Christian name or first name of child) by ............................................................ ................. (here insert name(s) and address of adopter(s)).

FORM 12

NOTICE OF REGISTRATION OF ADOPTION SOCIETY.

(To be published by the Board in Iris Oifigiúil).

An Bord Uchtála has registered ............................................................ .................................... in the Adoption Societies Register.

FORM 13

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION OF

ADOPTION SOCIETY.

(To be published by the Board in Iris Oifigiúil).

An Bord Uchtála has cancelled the registration of ............................................................ ........................... in the Adoption Societies Register.

FORM 14

AN BORD UCHTÁLA.

It has been represented to An Bord Uchtála that you can give evidence in the matter of an application for an adoption order by ............................................................ ............................................................

You are hereby required to attend as a Witness on the hearing of the said application to be held at ................................................... on the ...................................... day of ........................................, 19.................., at ...................... o'clock and on any day to which the hearing of the said application shall be ordered, and to bring with you the following documents ............................................................ ....................................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ..

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Board this ............ day

of ......................................................., 19.............. .....

Chairman/Registrar/ a person authorised by the Board to attest the seal of the Board*.

To ............................................................ .....................

............................................................ .....................

............................................................ ......................* Delete words which do not apply.

Note: If you do not obey this Summons you are liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding Twenty-five Pounds.

FORM 15

MEDICAL REPORT ON APPLICANT.

(This form to be completed by a registered medical practitioner)

I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have examined

............................................................ ............................................................ ........................................

(SURNAME FIRST IN BLOCK LETTERS)

of ............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ........................................

on this date and on the basis of my examination I give the following answers to the questions set out below:—


1.	Is the applicant suffering from any functional disorder or organic disease?	............................................................ ....
2.	If so, please give particulars	............................................................ ....
		............................................................ ....
3.	Do you consider that the applicant is, as far as health is concerned, suitable to adopt a child?	............................................................ ....

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		Signed ............................................................ ............................
	Address ............................................................ ..........................	Address ............................................................ ..........................
		Date ............................................................ .................................

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Board, this 22nd day of September, 1976.

AGNES B. CASSIDY,

Chairman.

I consent to the foregoing rules.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 22nd day of September, 1976.

PATRICK COONEY,

Minister for Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Rules prescribe the forms to be used for the purposes of the Adoption Acts, 1952 to 1976. They replace similar Rules made in 1965.

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