38Revocation of consent on notice of inability to place child

38 Revocation of consent on notice of inability to place child S. 38(1) amended by No. 46/1998 (1) Where a person has given consent for the purposes of this Division and the Secretary or principal officer is of the opinion that it is no longer possible to place the child with a proposed adoptive parent or proposed adoptive parents, the Secretary or principal officer shall give notice in writing to that effect to each person who has given such consent and shall, in the notice, inform the person of the right to revoke the consent within the period of 56 days after the giving of the notice. S. 38(2) amended by No. 46/1998 (2) Where a person to whom a notice relating to a child is given under subsection (1) does not revoke the consent within the period referred to in that subsection, the consent is revoked upon the Secretary or principal officer ceasing to be the guardian of the child by reason of the operation of section 46(1)(e). No. 7147 s. 24.