Adoption Act 2010
PART 15
Offences
Chapter 1
Contraventions and Non-Compliance Other than as Provided in Other Parts
Prohibition against certain advertisements.
144.— A person shall not publish or cause to be published an advertisement indicating—
( a) that a parent or guardian of a child desires to have the child adopted,
( b) that a person desires to adopt a child, or
( c) that a person (not being an accredited body, the F75 [ Child and Family Agency ] or the Authority) is willing to make arrangements for the adoption of a child.
Annotations:
Amendments:
F75
Substituted (1.01.2014) by Child and Family Agency Act 2013 (40/2013), s. 97 and sch. 2, part 21, S.I. No. 502 of 2013.
F76
Inserted by Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), s. 132, not commenced as of date of revision.
Modifications (not altering text):
C39
Prospective affecting provision: section designated as subs. (1) and subs. (2) inserted by Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), s. 132, not commenced as of date of revision.
144.— F76 [ (1) ] A person shall not publish or cause to be published an advertisement indicating—
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F76 [ (2) In this section, ‘ guardian ’ includes any guardian of a child who stands appointed under the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 . ]