Adoption Act 2010

72

Administrative arrangements with contracting states.

72.— (1) The Authority may enter into administrative arrangements with any contracting state concerning the processing of applications—

(a) made to the Authority by persons habitually resident in the State for the adoption of a child habitually resident in the contracting state, or

(b) made to the Central Authority of a contracting state by persons habitually resident in the contracting state for the adoption of a child habitually resident in the State.

(2) The Authority may terminate any administrative arrangement entered into under this section.