Singapore legislation

Regulation 8

of Adoption of Children (General) Regulations 2024

Regulation 8

Prescribed information to be provided to relevant persons, etc.

Subregulation 1

The following information are prescribed for the purposes of section 26(2)(a) of the Act:

(a)

the criteria and requirements under sections 4 to 7, 11 to 14 and 42 of the Act which are to be satisfied for an adoption in Singapore; (b)the powers of the Guardian-in-Adoption and the court in relation to a relevant person of a child under sections 29(1), (2) and (5), 33(1), 34(1) and (6), 35(1) and (2) and 45(2) and (3) of the Act;

(c)

the power of the court to make orders under sections 49(1) and 52(1) of the Act; (d)the following information relating to the consent of a relevant person:

(i)

the requirements of and relating to a validly obtained consent of a relevant person under section 26(2) of the Act and regulation 10;

(ii)

the prohibition in section 56 of the Act against the use of fraud, duress, undue influence or other improper means to obtain the consent of a relevant person, and the consequences of contravening the prohibition; (e)the grounds set out in section 37 of the Act under which the consent of a relevant person may be dispensed with;

(f)

the effect of an adoption order under section 46 of the Act;

(g)

the offences under sections 43(5), 48(4), 51(2), (4) and (5), 55(3), 56(2), 57(5) and (10), 59(1), 60(3), 64 and 65(1) of the Act; (h)all the information relating to the following matters and appended to the form of consent prescribed by regulation 9: (i)kinship or kithship care as an alternative to adoption; (ii)post-adoption contact between an adopted child and his or her biological parents.

Subregulation 2

The document in Form ACA-1 containing the particulars as to the name, age, sex, nationality, race and religion of the person or persons who intend to adopt the child in question is prescribed for the purposes of section 26(2)(a) of the Act.

Subregulation 3

A person obtaining the consent of a relevant person of a child —

(a)

may provide the information mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of paragraph (1) to the relevant person by drawing the relevant person’s attention to the provisions that are specified in that sub‑paragraph; and

(b)

may provide the information mentioned in paragraph (1)(h) to the relevant person by drawing the relevant person’s attention to the information appended to the form of consent prescribed by regulation 9.