(9) The Court may allow any of the following persons S. 19(9) to appear and to address the Court (either inserted by No. 32/2000 personally or by a legal practitioner) at the hearing s. 14(3). of an application for the discharge of an order for the adoption of a child— (a) the child; (b) a natural parent of the child; (c) an adoptive parent of the child; (d) the Secretary; (e) if the adoption was arranged by an adoption agency, the principal officer of that agency; (f) any other person whom the Court determines has a sufficient interest in the matter. Division 2—Arrangement of adoptions 20 Adoptions may be arranged by Secretary or by No. 7147 s. 17. approved agency (1) For the purposes of this Act, arrangements or S. 20(1) amended by negotiations for or towards or with a view to the No. 46/1998 making of an adoption in favour of any person or s. 7(Sch. 1). persons may be made by or on behalf of the Secretary or by or on behalf of an approved agency. (2) Arrangements or negotiations referred to in S. 20(2) amended by subsection (1) may be made by any person No. 46/1998 authorized in writing for any specified purpose or s. 7(Sch. 1). purposes, either generally or in any particular case, by the Secretary or the principal officer of the approved agency. (3) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, an order S. 20(3) amended by shall not be made for the adoption of a child No. 46/1998 unless arrangements or negotiations for or towards s. 7(Sch. 1). or with a view to the adoption of the child have
S. 19(9) inserted by No. 32/2000 s. 14(3). (9) The Court may allow any of the following persons to appear and to address the Court (either personally or by a legal practitioner) at the hearing of an application for the discharge of an order for the adoption of a child— (a) the child; (b) a natural parent of the child; (c) an adoptive parent of the child; (d) the Secretary; (e) if the adoption was arranged by an adoption agency, the principal officer of that agency; (f) any other person whom the Court determines has a sufficient interest in the matter. Division 2—Arrangement of adoptions No. 7147 s. 17. 20 Adoptions may be arranged by Secretary or by approved agency S. 20(1) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1). (1) For the purposes of this Act, arrangements or negotiations for or towards or with a view to the making of an adoption in favour of any person or persons may be made by or on behalf of the Secretary or by or on behalf of an approved agency. S. 20(2) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1). (2) Arrangements or negotiations referred to in subsection (1) may be made by any person authorized in writing for any specified purpose or purposes, either generally or in any particular case, by the Secretary or the principal officer of the approved agency. S. 20(3) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1). (3) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, an order shall not be made for the adoption of a child unless arrangements or negotiations for or towards or with a view to the adoption of the child have
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