| (a) |
give or receive, or agree to give or receive, any consideration, in cash or in kind, for the adoption of a child in terms of Chapter 15 or Chapter 16; or |
| (b) |
induce a person to give up a child for adoption in terms of Chapter 15 or Chapter 16. |
| (2) |
Subsection (1) does not apply to— |
| (a) |
the biological mother of a child receiving compensation for— |
| (i) |
reasonable medical expenses incurred in connection with her pregnancy, birth of the child and follow-up treatment; |
| (ii) |
reasonable expenses incurred for counselling; or |
| (b) |
a lawyer, psychologist or other professional person receiving fees and expenses for services provided in connection with an adoption; |
| (c) |
the Central Authority of the Republic contemplated in section 257 receiving prescribed fees; |
| (e) |
a child protection organisation accredited to provide inter-country adoption services receiving the prescribed fees; |
(f) an organ of state; or
(g) any other prescribed persons.
Maintenance Act, 1998
