# The Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Regulation 19: Prescribed requirements for the purposes of making a Convention adoption order

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) For the purposes of Article 16A of the 1987 Order (requirements in respect of adoption order made as a Convention adoption order), the prescribed requirements are, in the case where the United Kingdom is the receiving State–
(a) both spouses (in the case of an application made by a married couple) or the applicant (in the case of an application made by one person) have been habitually resident in part of the British Islands for a period of not less than one year ending with the date of the application;
(b) the child to be adopted has not attained the age of 18 years on the date of the application;
(c) the child to be adopted was, on the date on which the agreement under Article 17(c) was made, habitually resident in a Convention country outside the British Islands; and
(d) in a case where the applicant (in the case of an application by one person) or one of the spouses(in the case of a married couple) is not a British citizen by virtue of the British Nationality Act 1981, the Home Office has confirmed that the child is authorised to enter and reside permanently in the United Kingdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/16/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/intercountry-adoption-hague-convention-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/regulation-19
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