Adoption Accredited Agencies Regulations, 2015

L.N. 379 of 2015

ADOPTION ADMINISTRATION ACT

(CAP. 495)

Adoption Accredited Agencies Regulations, 2015

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 28 of the

Adoption Administration Act, the Minister for the Family and Social

Solidarity has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Adoption Accredited Citation.

Agencies Regulations, 2015.

In these regulations, "the Act", means the Adoption Interpretation.

Administration Act.

Without prejudice to the provisions of the Act, an agency Records and

shall deliver to the central authority all the records and documentation documentation

relating to

relating to the pre-adoption and adoption services that it has in its adoption cases.

possession as follows

(a)

on the expiration of its period of accreditation if

such agency fails to apply for renewal in terms of article 12(2)

of the Act; and

(b)

within the period of twenty working days from the

day on which the decision of the central authority that the

accreditation certificate should not be renewed has become res

judicata.

The central authority may request any agency, including Power to

any agency which is no longer in possession of an accreditation request

documents.

certificate, to make available for inspection any document relating to

pre-adoption and adoption services and the agency shall, by not later

than ten working days from the date of request, make available any

such document.

Notwithstanding the revocation, or expiry, of accreditation Continuance of

of an agency, the central authority may order such an agency to adoption cases.

continue any adoption process commenced during its accreditation

period where

(a)

the agency files a request for revocation in terms of

article14(1)(a) of the Act; or

(b)

the agency has not applied for the renewal of the

accreditation certificate in terms of article 12(2) of the Act; or

(c)

even though the agency has applied for the renewal

of the accreditation certificate, a decision of the central

authority on the renewal of the accreditation certificate is

pending due to an ongoing investigation

Provided that in each of the aforesaid cases the agency

shall comply with the same conditions as specified by the central

authority during the accreditation period, the conditions laid down in

the Act and any other condition which the central authority deems

adequate to specify

Provided further that nothing in this regulation shall be

construed as allowing the commencement of an adoption process.

An agency may, upon an authorisation in writing by the

central authority, be permitted to transfer any adoption process to

another accredited agency.

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