# The Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005, Regulation 59: Offences

Extent: E+W

Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with—
(a) regulation 24 (requirements in respect of prospective adopter following child’s entry into the United Kingdom);
(b) regulation 26(1) (return of child to relevant local authority where prospective adopter does not wish to proceed);
(c) regulation 27(1)(b) (return of child to relevant local authority on request of local authority or by order of court); or
(d) regulation 33 (refusal of a court in England or Wales to make a Convention adoption order).
is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/392/regulation/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoptions-with-a-foreign-element-regulations-2005/regulation-59
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