Adoption Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
The Adoption Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 48 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Adoption Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Adoption Act
- S. 1S hort title
- S. 2I nterpretati on
- S. 3(1) Subject to the provisions of th is Act, the court may, up on an applicati on made Power to make
- S. 4(1) An adopti on order sh all not be made in respect of an infant unless the Restrictions on making
- S. 5(1) The court may dispense with any consent required by paragraph (a) of Consent to adopti on
- S. 6E vidence of consent of parent or guardi an
- S. 7F unctions of court as to adopti on orders
- S. 8I nterim orders
- S. 9A dopti on orders in respect of children previously adopted
- S. 10J urisdicti on and procedure
- S. 11A dopted Children Register
- S. 12R egistrations of adoptions
- S. 13A mendment of orders and rectificati on of Registers
- S. 14R ights and duties of parents and capacity to marry
- S. 15I ntestacies, wills and settlements
- S. 16I ndustrial insurance, etc.
- S. 17A ffiliati on orders, etc.
- S. 18R estricti on on making arrangements f or adopti on
- S. 19R egistrati on of adopti on societies
- S. 20P rocedure and right of appeal
- S. 21I nspecti on of books, etc.
- S. 22A rrangements by adopti on societies f or adopti on
- S. 23A pplicati on of Part VI
- S. 24E xemptions from Part VI
- S. 25D urati on of applicati on of Part VI
- S. 26N otificati on of taking possessi on of an infant
- S. 27N otificati on of change of residence, etc.
- S. 28S ummary order f or removal of infant
- S. 29R emoval of infant in respect of offences
- S. 30P rohibiti on of certa in payments
- S. 31R estricti on up on advertisements
- S. 32R estricti on on sending infants abroad
- S. 33L icence to send infant abroad f or adopti on
- S. 34S ervice of notices
- S. 35O ffences by bodies corporate
- S. 36P enalties
- S. 37R egulations
- S. 38R ules
- S. CPARTICULARS RELATING TO THE ADOPTER
- S. during the period with in which an appeal against the cancellati on may be brought
- S. DVERIFICATION OF PARTICULARS
- S. IPRELIMINARYPART I
- S. IIMAKING OF ADOPTION ORDERSPART II
- S. IIIREGISTRATION OF ADOPTION ORDERSPART III
- S. IVEFFECT OF ADOPTION ORDERSPART IV
- S. VADOPTION SOCIETIESPART V
- S. VISUPERVISION OF THE COMMISSIONERPART VI
- S. VIIMISCELLANEOUS AND GENERALPART VII