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Adoption Regulations 2016
21Term of approval as prospective adoptive parents
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21 Term of approval as prospective adoptive parents
(1) Subject to regulations 20 and 22 , an approval of a person as a prospective adoptive parent expires 3 years after the day on which the approval is granted.
(2) On expiry of an approval of a person as a prospective adoptive parent the Secretary or a principal officer must –
(a) remove the record of the approval from the register of accepted applicants; and
(b) notify the person in writing of that fact.