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Adoption of Children Act 1994
33Revocation of consent
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33 Revocation of consent
(1) A consent to the adoption of a child given for the purposes of this
Act by a person other than the child may be revoked by notice in
writing served on the Minister before the expiration of one month
after the date on which the instrument of consent was signed but
may not otherwise be revoked.
(2) Service of a notice of revocation on the Minister under
subsection (1) shall be effected by delivering it personally, or by
sending it by certified mail, to the appropriate office within the
Department.