Adoption Act 2010
Prohibition against receiving, making or giving certain payments and rewards or agreeing to do so.
145.— (1) A person who is—
( a) an adopter,
( b) a prospective adopter,
( c) a parent, or
( d) a guardian,
of a child shall not receive or agree to receive, in consideration of the adoption of the child, any payment or other reward.
(2) A person shall not make or give, or agree to make or give, any—
( a) payment, or
( b) other reward,
the receipt of which is prohibited by subsection (1) .
(3) A person shall not—
( a) receive, make or give any payment or other reward, or
( b) agree to receive, make or give any payment or other reward,
in consideration of making arrangements for the adoption of a child.
(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to accredited bodies in respect of—
( a) reasonable costs and expenses related to their functions, including reasonable fees paid as remuneration for professional services, and
( b) the receipt of gifts of money with the prior approval of the Authority.
(5) This section does not apply in respect of payments made for the maintenance of a child referred to in subsection (1) .
Annotations:
Amendments:
F77
Inserted by Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), s. 133, not commenced as of date of revision.
Modifications (not altering text):
C40
Prospective affecting provision: subs. (6) inserted by Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), s. 133, not commenced as of date of revision.
F77 [ (6) In this section, ‘ guardian ’ includes any guardian of a child who stands appointed under the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 . ]