Adoption of Children Act 2022 · Updated to 15 Oct 2024 · Part 6 · Regulation of Adoption Practices and Processes
58. Non-application of section 57 to transitional cases
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Without affecting section 57(4), nothing in section 57 applies where —
the potential adopter is residing with the child in question before the date of commencement of this section;
child
“child”, if age rather than descendancy is relevant, means an individual below 21 years of age;
the potential adopter starts spending any amount of time with the child in question for the purpose of considering whether to adopt the child, before the date of commencement of this section;
the potential adopter has made an adoption application under the repealed Act in respect of the child in question; or
adoption application
“adoption application” means an application made under this Act for an adoption order;
the potential adopter holds (whether jointly with his or her spouse or solely) a valid and favourable HSR; and
HSR
“Home Study Report” or “HSR” means a report —(a)applied for by 2 individuals or an individual before the date of commencement of section 11;(b)issued before, on or after that date by an adoption agency accredited by the Ministry of Social and Family Development for the purposes of conducting assessments as to the suitability of persons to adopt a child; and(c)containing an assessment as to whether the 2 individuals or individual (as the case may be) issued with the report are or is suitable to adopt a child;
the child in question is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore;
the child in question is authorised or permitted to remain in Singapore by virtue of a dependant’s pass issued by the Controller of Immigration for the purposes of adoption upon an application by the potential adopter; or
an in‑principle approval of an application by the potential adopter for the pass mentioned in sub‑paragraph (ii) has been granted by the Controller of Immigration in respect of the child in question.
Terms defined in s 2
adoption application
Defined · s 2“adoption application” means an application made under this Act for an adoption order;
child
Defined · s 2“child”, if age rather than descendancy is relevant, means an individual below 21 years of age;
HSR
Defined · s 2“Home Study Report” or “HSR” means a report —(a)applied for by 2 individuals or an individual before the date of commencement of section 11;(b)issued before, on or after that date by an adoption agency accredited by the Ministry of Social and Family Development for the purposes of conducting assessments as to the suitability of persons to adopt a child; and(c)containing an assessment as to whether the 2 individuals or individual (as the case may be) issued with the report are or is suitable to adopt a child;
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