Cap. 495 Art. 4Functions of the Adoption Board.

(1) The functions of the Adoption Board shall include:

(a) examining Home Study Reports drawn up by a social worker of an accredited agency;

(b) determining eligibility and suitability or otherwise of a prospective adoptive parent;

(c) ensuring that the placement will be in the best interest of the child to be adopted;

(d) making recommendations to the court and, or to the central authority regarding a prospective adoptive parent;

(e) making recommendations to accredited agencies and, or the Minister on training programmes and counselling sessions for prospective adoptive parents;

(f) making recommendations to the Minister on the parameters to be established for the organisation of counselling sessions;

(g) making recommendations to the Minister for a more effective implementation of Title III of Book First of the Civil Code, the provisions of the Minor Protection (Alternative Care) Act and the provisions of this Act and of any regulations made thereunder;

(h) making recommendations to the Embryo Protection Authority regarding the eligibility and suitability of prospective parent or parents relative to adoption of an embryo as provided in sub-article (4) of article 4 of the Embryo Protection Act.

(2) The Adoption Board shall have access to all documentation deemed relevant to the adoption procedure and it shall be unlawful for any person to hinder it in the carrying out of any of its functions.