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Timestamp: 2019-04-22 11:59:05+00:00

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This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Adoption Act 2010. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
11. Interpretation ( Part 3).
18A. No pre-placement consultation required.
22. Contribution by Child and Family Agency towards adoption expenses.
36. Adoption committees of Child and Family Agency.
37. Application to Child and Family Agency for Authority to issue declaration of eligibility and suitability.
52. Interpretation ( Part 7).
58A. Effect of adoption where adopter is step parent of child.
82. Duty to inform Child and Family Agency and Authority of child’s entry.
91A. Register of gender recognition of intercountry adoptions.
91B. Certified copy of entry in register of gender recognition of intercountry adoptions as evidence of facts stated.
91C. Entry in register of gender recognition of intercountry adoptions.
91D. Cancellation or amendment of entry in register of gender recognition of intercountry adoptions.
152A. Regulations relating to register of gender recognition of intercountry adoptions.
166. Amendment of section 6A(6)( b) of Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act 1938.
170. Amendment of section 6(2)( b) of Prosecution of Offences Act 1974.
Functions of Health Service Executive in relation to Act transferred to Child and Family Agency (1.01.2014, establishment day) by Child and Family Agency Act 2013 (40/2013), s. 82 and sch. 1, S.I. Nos. 502 and 503 of 2013.
82. (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of any of the functions transferred by subsection (2) are transferred, on the establishment day, to the Agency.
Functions transferred and references to “Department of Finance” and “Minister for Finance” construed (29.07.2011) by Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2, 3(a), 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in effect as per art. 1(2).
Certain court fees excluded for proceedings under collectively cited Adoption Acts 2010 to 2013 (30.10.2014) by Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court (Fees) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 492 of 2014), art. 6(1)(c), in effect as per art. 1(2).
Adoption Authority of Ireland excluded from definition of public bodies in Freedom of Information Act 2014 (30/2014) in so far as it relates to certain records (14.10.2014) by Freedom of Information Act 2014 (30/2014), s. 6 and sch. 1 part 1(a), commenced as per s. 1(2).
Chief Executive Officer of Adoption Authority of Ireland prescribed as recipient of certain disclosures (23.07.2014) by Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Section 7(2)) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 339 of 2014), art. 2 and sch. ref. no. 1.
Previous affecting provision: certain court fees excluded for proceedings under collectively cited Adoption Acts 2010 and 2011 (3.02.2014) by Supreme Court and High Court (Fees) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 24 of 2014), art. 6(1)(c), in effect as per art. 1(2); revoked (30.10.2014) by Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court (Fees) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 492 of 2014), art. 11, in effect as per art. 1(2).
Previous affecting provision: certain court fees excluded for proceedings under collectively cited Adoption Acts 2010 and 2011 (3.12.2013) by Supreme Court and High Court (Fees) (No. 2) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 466 of 2013), art. 5(1)(c), in effect as per art. 1(2); revoked (3.02.2014) by Supreme Court and High Court (Fees) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 24 of 2014), art. 11, in effect as per art. 1(2).
Previous affecting provision: certain court fees excluded for proceedings under collectively cited Adoption Acts 2010 and 2011 (10.07.2013) by Supreme Court and High Court (Fees) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 239 of 2013), art. 6(1)(c), in effect as per art. 1(2); revoked (03.12.2013) by Supreme Court and High Court (Fees) (No. 2) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 466 of 2013), art. 10, in effect as per art. 1(2).
Previous affecting provision: certain court fees excluded for proceedings under collectively cited Adoption Acts 2010 and 2011 (10.04.2012) by Supreme Court and High Court (Fees) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 110 of 2012), art. 6(1)(c), in effect as per art. 1(2); revoked (10.07.2013) by Supreme Court and High Court (Fees) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 239 of 2013), art. 13, in effect as per art. 1(2).

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