{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/intercountry-adoption-hague-convention-regulations-2003/regulation-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/intercountry-adoption-hague-convention-regulations-2003/regulation-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/118",
  "legislation_title": "The Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/intercountry-adoption-hague-convention-regulations-2003",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Duty of prospective adopter where the child is placed with them",
  "text": "(1) The prospective adopter with whom the child is placed is not required to allow the child to visit or stay with any person, or otherwise to allow contact between the child and any person, except under a contact order.\n(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the prospective adopter may not cause or permit—\n(a) the child to be known by a new surname; or\n(b) the child to be removed from the United Kingdom,\nunless the court gives leave or the relevant local authority agree.\n(3) Paragraph (2)(a) does not apply if the competent authority of the State of origin has agreed the child may be known by a new surname.\n(4) Paragraph (2)(b) does not apply if the removal of the child is for a period of less than one month by the prospective adopter.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/118/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:33:22.130288+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}