The Adoption Committee and the Court in the making of a decision with respect to the adoption of a child shall have regard, as far as practicable or appropriate, to the following —
(a) adoption is to be regarded as a service for the child, not for a person wishing to acquire and care for the child;
(b) a person does not have the right to adopt a child;
(c) if a child is able to form his or her own views on a matter concerning his or her adoption, he or she shall be given an opportunity to express those views freely and those views are to be given due weight in accordance with the age, maturity, developmental capacity of the child and the circumstances; and
(d) the given name of a child, identity, religious ties and cultural identity must, as far as possible, be identified and preserved.