{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/intercountry-adoption-hague-convention-scotland-regulations-2003/regulation-14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/intercountry-adoption-hague-convention-scotland-regulations-2003/regulation-14.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2003/19",
  "legislation_title": "The Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) (Scotland) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/intercountry-adoption-hague-convention-scotland-regulations-2003",
  "path": "regulation/14",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Duty of prospective adopters where child is placed with them",
  "text": "(1) The prospective adopter with whom the child is placed shall not be obliged to allow the child to visit or stay with any person, or otherwise to allow contact between the child and any person, except under and in terms of a contact order.\n(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the prospective adopter shall 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 agrees.\n(3) Paragraph (2)(a) does not apply if the competent authority of the State of origin has agreed that the child may be known by a new surname.\n(4) Paragraph (2)(b) does not prevent the removal of the child 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/ssi/2003/19/regulation/14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:38:33.483972+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."
}