(1) On application, the Court may, by order, dispense with consent required under section 99 if —
(a) the Court is satisfied that it is in the best interest of the child to do so;
(b) the person or child whose consent is to be dispensed with is not capable of giving an informed consent;
(c) reasonable but unsuccessful attempts have been made to locate the person whose consent is to be dispensed with;
(d) the person whose consent is to be dispensed with —
(i) has abandoned or deserted the child,
(ii) is not capable of caring for the child, or
(iii) has not made reasonable efforts to meet his or her parental obligations with respect to the child; or
(e) other circumstances exist which, in the opinion of the Court, justify dispensing with consent.
(2) Before making an order under this section, the Court may consider a recommendation in a report filed by the Adoption Committee, the Division or a parent of the child.
(3) An application under this section may be made without notice to another person and may be joined with another application which may be made under this Act.