Regulation 8 Veto by an adopted person

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 8(1) substituted by Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) 2015 reg. 8(a)
reg. 8(3) omitted by Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) 2015 reg. 8(b)
reg. 8(4) inserted by Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) 2015 reg. 8(c)

(1)

A veto applies in relation to an application under these Regulations where—

(a)

the subject is the adopted person; and

(b)

that person has notified the appropriate adoption agency in writing that—

(i)

he or she does not wish to be contacted by an intermediary agency in relation to an application under these Regulations; or

(ii)

that he or she only wishes to be contacted under specified circumstances or by specified persons.

(2)

Where the appropriate adoption agency is notified of a veto under paragraph (1) it must keep a record of it and ensure that it is made known to any intermediary agency that contacts it in relation to an application under these Regulations.

(3)

Where an intermediary agency is aware that a veto applies, it must not proceed with the application.