# The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2003, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/75/schedule/1/paragraph/4A.7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2003/schedule-1/paragraph-4A.7
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