Hong Kong Ordinances

ADOPTION ORDINANCE - SECT 22

Prohibition of certain payments

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) Save with the sanction of the Court, no person shall make or give or agree
to make or give, or receive or agree to receive, or attempt to obtain, any
payment, remuneration or reward whatsoever in connection, directly or
indirectly, with the adoption or proposed adoption of an infant, except—
(Amended 28 of 2004 s. 28)

   (a)  in consideration of the professional services of a qualified barrister
        or solicitor within the meaning of the Legal Practitioners  Ordinance
        ( Cap 159);

   (b)  payment to an accredited body for its cost and expenses reasonably
        incurred in connection with the adoption or proposed adoption of an
        infant, in an amount that is calculated in accordance with a schedule
        of fees approved by the Director from time to time in relation to the
        accredited body.

(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of this section shall be guilty
of an offence and shall be liable to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for
6 months.

(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the payment to the
Director of any fee prescribed by rules made in accordance with the provisions
of section 12. (Added 21 of 1960 s. 8) (Amended 28 of 2004 s. 28) [cf. 1950 c.
26 s. 37(1) U.K.]