Regulation 5 Persons who may make an application
For the purpose of Article 53(3B) of the Order (Prescribed person who may make an application) a prescribed person is: –
(a)
in the case of a couple, one of the adoptive parents;
(b)
in the case of a sole adoptive parent, that parent;
(c)
the adopted person who is over the age of 18 years;
(d)
any person who has acquired parental responsibility within the meaning of Article 6 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995f1.