Adoption Of Children (Amendment)

(1) by the insertion immediately after subsection (5) of that section of the following new subsection: ”

(2) in subsection (6) of that subsection, by the substitution for the proviso to that subsection of the following proviso: ”

‘ Provided that an adoption order authorising the adoption, by two spouses who are not citizens of Sri Lanka and who are not resident and domiciled in Sri Lanka of a child”

may be made on the joint application of such spouses where, after calling for, and considering, a report from the Commissioner of Probation and Child Care Services on the social and psychological aspects of the adoption to be authorized and on the matters specified in section 4, the court is satisfied that there are special circumstances that justified the making of an adoption order in favour of the joint applicants. The Commissioner shall submit such report to court within the period fixed by court for that purpose. such period being not less than fourteen days and not more than twenty-eight days from the date on which the court calls for the report and shall annex to such report”

authenticated by the accredited representative of the Republic of Sri Lanka in that country.

” home study report” means a report on the mental health of the applicants, on their social, religious and financial background and on their suitability to adopt a child ;

” police report” means a report on the conduct and activities of the applicants.’.

“(c) that”

any payment or other reward in consideration of the adoption except such as the court may sanction. “.

(1) Where a court makes an adoption order authorising two spouses jointly to adopt a child (whether such adoption order has been made before or after the coming Into operation of this section) then”

may, notwithstanding the fact that the birth of that child has been previously registered under the Births and Death Registration Act, make a written declaration in the prescribed form to the Registered-General for the re-registration of the birth of that child by the insertion of the names of such spouses as the natural parents of that child Every such declaration shall bear a stamp to the value of five rupees.

(2) On receipt of a declaration under subsection (1), the Registrar-General shall, if he is satisfied that an adoption order has been made by a Court in respect of the child in respect of whom such declaration has been made and the relationship of the declarant to such child, cause the birth to be re-registered in the manner prescribed.”.

10C. Where the adoption of a child is authorized by an adoption order made under the proviso to subsection (6) of section 3 it shall be the duty of every such adopter to furnish to the Commissioner of Probation and Child Care Services, progress reports-

prepared by an institution recognized by the country of such adopter and authenticated by the accredited represented for the Republic of Sri Lanka in that country.”.

14. Any adopter who, except with the sanction of the court, receives, from any person or makes or gives or agrees to make or give, to any person, any payment or reward in consideration of the adoption of any child, under this Part and any person who, except with the sanction of the court, receives, from any adopter or makes or gives or agrees to make or give, to any adopter, any such payment or reward shall be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance and shall, on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or to both such fine and imprisonment.”.

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“(ee) who is for the time being in charge of any children’s home which is maintained by the Non-Governmental Organisation and which is registered with the Department of Probation and Child Care Services;”.