Adoption Act 2010
Discontinuance of proceedings for adoption order or for recognition of intercountry adoption effected outside State.
21.— (1) By notice delivered to the F23[Child and Family Agency] at any time after an application under section 20, the applicant or applicants may discontinue the proceedings that are the subject of that application, without liability for any costs of the proceedings.
F24[(2) The Child and Family Agency shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of notice under subsection (1), give notice of the discontinuance to—
(a) the Authority,
(b) any adoption committee concerned,
(c) the mother and any other guardians of the child, and
(d) each relevant non-guardian of the child.]
Annotations
Amendments:
F23
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.
F24
Substituted (19.10.2017) by Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (19/2017), s. 11, S.I. No. 443 of 2017.
Editorial Notes:
E22
Previous affecting provision: section amended by Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), s.111, not commenced; repealed (19.10.2017) by Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (19/2017), s. 2(2), S.I. No. 443 of 2017.
E23
Previous affecting provision: subs. (2) amended (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; substituted as per F-note above.