Regulation 4 Person who may make an application

For the purposes of paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 1 to the 1976 Act (persons who may make an application), the specified persons are—

(a)

in the case of—

(i)

an adoption by a married couple, one of the adoptive parents of the adopted child;

(ii)

an adoption by one person, the adoptive parent of the adopted child;

(b)

any other person who has parental responsibility within the meaning of section 3 of the Children Act 1989^f1 for the adopted child;

(c)

the adopted child who has attained the age of 18 years.

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