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Adoption Act 2009
sec.264Request by adult relative in place of adopted person
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### sec.264 Request by adult relative in place of adopted person
This section applies if—
the adopted person has died or does not have capacity to ask for information; or
the chief executive is satisfied the adopted person can not be located after all reasonable enquiries have been made.
An adult relative of the adopted person may make a request under section 263 for pre-adoption information about the adopted person.
s 264 amd 2016 No. 57 s 50
(sec.264-ssec.1) This section applies if— the adopted person has died or does not have capacity to ask for information; or the chief executive is satisfied the adopted person can not be located after all reasonable enquiries have been made.
(sec.264-ssec.2) An adult relative of the adopted person may make a request under section 263 for pre-adoption information about the adopted person.
- (a) the adopted person has died or does not have capacity to ask for information; or
- (b) the chief executive is satisfied the adopted person can not be located after all reasonable enquiries have been made.