ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Children Act
179. Prohibition of certain payments
Edition: 2019-01-18 · Repealed
179. Prohibition of certain payments
(1)Subject to subsection (2)—(a)any adopter or any parent or guardian of a child who receives any payment or other reward in consideration of the adoption of a child under this Act; or(b)any person who—(i)makes or gives or agrees to give to any adopter or any parent or guardian of the child any payment or other reward in consideration of the adoption of any child under this Act; or(ii)makes arrangement for the adoption of a child and receives or makes or gives any payment or other reward in connection with the making of the arrangements, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years or to a fine not exceeding twenty million shilling or to both.(2)Subsection (1) shall not apply—(a)to any payment the making or receipt of which is sanctioned by the court to which an application for an adoption order in respect of a child is made; or(b)deleted by Act No.18 of 2018, Sch.;(c)deleted by Act No.18 of 2018, Sch.;(d)deleted by Act No.18 of 2018, Sch.;(e)deleted by Act No.18 of 2018, Sch.;(f)to any fee prescribed by the Minister to be payable to an adoption society in the conduct of any functions under this Act.[Act No. 18 of 2018, Sch.]