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Adoption of Children Act 1994
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14 Adoption by one person
(1) Subject to this section, the Court must not make an order for the
adoption of a child in favour of one person (not being a person to
whom section 15 applies) unless:
(a) the child is under the guardianship of the Minister; and
(b) it is satisfied that, in the opinion of the Minister, exceptional
circumstances exist that make it desirable to do so.
(2) A person mentioned in subsection (1) does not include a person
who has a spouse and who is not living separately and apart from
the person's spouse.