Regulation 59 OffencesI1
England and Wales
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with—
regulation 24 (requirements in respect of prospective adopter following child’s entry into the United Kingdom);
regulation 26(1) (return of child to relevant local authority where prospective adopter does not wish to proceed);
regulation 27(1)(b) (return of child to relevant local authority on request of local authority or by order of court); or
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.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Reg. 59(a)-(d) substituted for reg. 59(a)-(c) (30.12.2005) by The Adoption and Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3482), regs. 1, 6(c)