# The Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Regulations 2003, Regulation 4: Eligibility requirements


An adoption agency may not consider any person eligible to adopt unless the application under regulation 3 is made by a married couple or one person and—
(a) in the case of an application by a married couple they have both—
(i) attained the age of 21 years; and
(ii) been habitually resident in any part of the British Islands for a period of not less than 1 year ending with the date of the application; or
(b) in the case of an application by one person, he—
(i) has attained the age of 21 years; and
(ii) has been habitually resident in any part of the British Islands for a period of not less than 1 year ending with the date of the application.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/118/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/intercountry-adoption-hague-convention-regulations-2003/regulation-4
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.