Office Memorandum No. 3255/2013/GAD of the General Administration Department, Government of Goa dated 28th December, 2013 on the placement of children in adoption [C13-85Y]
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No. 3255/2013/GAD
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
General Administration Department, Government of Goa
Panaji, dated the 28th December, 2013
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: The placement of children in adoption by specialised adoption agencies under the Goa Children's Act, 2003, regarding.
1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the General Administration Department, Government of Goa on the manner in which the placement of children in adoption by specialised adoption agencies is to be regulated under the Goa Children's Act, 2003.
2. The matter has been examined. Every specialised adoption agency carrying on the placement of children in adoption shall make an application in Form I to the Local Complaints Committee within fifteen days, accompanied by a fee of two hundred rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the placement of children in adoption is undertaken, and the Local Complaints Committee shall dispose of it within fifteen days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the General Administration Department, Government of Goa.
(Secretary to Government)
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