Section 32 Consent of child aged 12 or overC1I1
(1)
Except where subsection (2) applies, an adoption order may not be made in respect of a child who is aged 12 or over unless the child consents.
(2)
This subsection applies where the court is satisfied that the child is incapable of consenting to the order.
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
Pt. 1 Ch. 2 applied in part (28.9.2009) by Adoptions with a Foreign Element (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/182), regs. 1(1), 9(1)
Commencement
- I1
S. 32 in force at 28.9.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/267, arts. 1(2), 2 (with arts. 3-21) (as amended (7.5.2012) by S.S.I. 2012/99, art. 2)