PART 12

PART 12Adoption Authority

Chapter 1Authority Established

SECTION 94

Establishment of Adoption Authority.

94.— (1) On the establishment day, a body to be known as Údarás Uchtála na hÉireann or, in the English language, the Adoption Authority of Ireland is established to perform the functions assigned to it by this Act.

(2) The Authority is a body corporate with perpetual succession and may—

(a) sue and be sued in the Authority]s own name,

(b) with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, acquire, hold and dispose of land or an interest in land, and

(c) acquire, hold and dispose of any other property.

Annotations:

Editorial Notes:

Authority designated for purposes of Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (13/2020), ss. 29, 31 (remote meetings and hearings) (4.09.2020) by Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (Remote Meetings and Remote Hearings of State Body – Adoption Authority of Ireland) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 335 of 2020).

SECTION 95

Seal of Authority.

95.— (1) The Authority shall provide itself with a seal as soon as may be after the establishment day.

(2)