Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

84.   Decision of the Adoption Committee

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    (1)   If, having regard to the application for adoption under section 82, the Adoption Committee determines that an applicant —

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      (a)     is suitable and capable of having a child placed in the home of the applicant for the purposes of adoption, the Adoption Committee shall —

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        (i)     immediately inform the Division of its decision,

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        (ii)     within two weeks after making its decision, issue a notice of approval to the applicant in the prescribed form, and

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        (iii)     enter the name of the applicant on the Adoption List; or

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      (b)     is not suitable or capable of having a child placed in the home of the applicant for the purposes of adoption, the Adoption Committee shall immediately —

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        (i)     inform the Division of its decision,

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        (ii)     issue a notice of refusal to the applicant in the prescribed form, and

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        (ii)     attach the reasons for its decision.

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    (2)   The Division may place a child for adoption with a prospective adoptive parent if the Adoption Committee makes a decision under subsection (1)(a).