Section 12 — Adoption Act 1955: Revocation of interim order

12 Revocation of interim order (1) On the application of any person, the Court may in its discretion revoke an interim order in respect of any child on such terms as the Court thinks fit, including an order for the refund by some person specified in the order of money spent by any proposed adopter for the child's benefit. (1A) Where on the application of any person a District Court has refused to revoke an interim order in respect of any child, that person may, within one month after the date of the refusal, appeal to the High Court against the refusal; and the High Court may in its discretion make any order which the District Court could have made under subsection (1) of this section. (1B) Where any interim order has been revoked as aforesaid, the person or persons in whose favour the interim order was made may, within one month after the date of the revocation, appeal to the High Court against the revocation or against the terms of the revocation; and the High Court may, if it thinks fit, cancel the revocation or vary the terms thereof. (2) Any such order for the refund of money shall be enforceable as a judgment of the Court in favour of the person to whom the money has to be repaid. Subsections (1A) and (1B) were inserted by section 4 Adoption Amendment Act 1965 (1965 No 32). The words “ District Court ” were substituted, as from 1 April 1980, for the words “ Magistrate's Court ” pursuant to section 18(2) District Courts Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 125). The words “ High Court ” were substituted, as from 1 April 1980, for the words “ Supreme Court ” pursuant to section 12 Judicature Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 124).