(1) Subject to section 100, the Court shall not make an adoption order in relation to a child unless consent is obtained from —
(a) the child, if the child is twelve years of age or over;
(b) the biological parents of the child; and
(c) if applicable, a person having custody of the child.
(2) Consent given by the biological mother to the making of an adoption order is invalid if it is given less than six weeks after the birth of the child.
(3) A biological parent who is not married and who is under the age of sixteen years cannot give valid consent to the adoption of his or her child.
(4) If a child from another jurisdiction is to be placed for adoption in Saint Lucia, the laws of that jurisdiction apply with respect to the consent required for placing the child for adoption.
(5) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (3), the Court may approve an adoption if it is in the best interest of the child.