4.— In this Act, references to the making of arrangements for the adoption of a child (whether a domestic adoption or an intercountry adoption) shall be read as including references to the following activities:

(a) making any agreement or arrangement for, or facilitating, the adoption or maintenance of the child by any person;

(b) initiating or taking part in any negotiations the purpose or effect of which is the making of any such agreement or arrangement;

(c) causing another person to initiate or take part in any such negotiations;

(d) offering to enter into negotiations on behalf of the child’s parents or prospective adopters for the purpose of arranging an adoption;

(e) carrying out or making any arrangement for the carrying out of an assessment of eligibility and suitability;

(f) preparing reports on assessments of eligibility and suitability;

(g) providing information, advice and counselling concerning adoption to any prospective adopters;

(h) providing information, advice and counselling concerning adoption to a mother or guardian who proposes to place a child for adoption;

(i) providing information and advice concerning the child’s medical or other status in connection with adoption;

(j) placing a child with any prospective adopters;

(k) one or more of the following:

(i) assisting—

(I) adopted persons (18 years of age or over) in tracing their F13[parents] or other relatives, and

(II) F13[parents] or other relatives (18 years of age or over) of adopted persons in tracing the adopted persons;

(ii) counselling the persons described in subparagraph (i);

(iii) mediating between adopted persons described in subparagraph (i) and F13[parents] or other relatives, both as described in that subparagraph.