Adoption of Children Act 2022 · Updated to 15 Oct 2024 · Part 2 · Pre-Adoption Application Requirements
16. Application under section 15 by surviving applicant
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Where an ASA was issued to joint applicants of whom one subsequently dies —
ASA
“Adoption Suitability Assessment” or “ASA” means an Adoption Suitability Assessment issued by an authorised adoption agency under section 14;
an application for a variation or revocation of the ASA under section 15(1) may be made by the surviving applicant; and
applicant
“applicant” means an individual who makes an adoption application, whether solely or jointly, and for the purposes of Part 2, includes an individual who intends to make an adoption application; and
the power to vary an ASA under section 15(1) or (2)(a) or to direct the variation of an ASA under section 15(2)(b) includes the power to vary or to direct the variation of an ASA from one issued jointly to the applicants to one issued solely to the surviving applicant.
applicants
“applicants” means both applicants in the case of a joint adoption application mentioned in section 4;
Terms defined in s 2
applicant
Defined · s 2“applicant” means an individual who makes an adoption application, whether solely or jointly, and for the purposes of Part 2, includes an individual who intends to make an adoption application; and
applicants
Defined · s 2“applicants” means both applicants in the case of a joint adoption application mentioned in section 4;
ASA
Defined · s 2“Adoption Suitability Assessment” or “ASA” means an Adoption Suitability Assessment issued by an authorised adoption agency under section 14;
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