Paragraph 4A.7 Agreement

(1)

Any document signifying the agreement of a person to the making of an adoption order shall be in Form A3, and, shall, if executed in Northern Ireland, be witnessed by a Justice of the Peace.

(2)

If the document is executed in Scotland it shall be witnessed by a Justice of the Peace or a Sheriff.

(3)

If the document is executed in England and Wales it shall be witnessed by a Justice of the Peace.

(4)

If the document is executed outside the United Kingdom it shall be witnessed by one of the following persons –

(a)

any person for the time being authorised by law in the place where the document is executed to administer an oath for any judicial or other legal purpose;

(b)

a British consular officer;

(c)

a notary public; or

(d)

if the person executing the document is serving in any of the regular armed forces of the Crown, an officer holding a commission in any of those forces.

(5)

If the document is executed by a person outside Northern Ireland before the commencement of the proceedings it shall be filed with the application.