Section 19, The Adoption Act, 1989 Short title

(1) It shall not be lawful for any person who is not the parent of thejuvenile to receive, except with the sanction of the Court, any payment or other reward in consideration of the adoption of the juvenile under this Act or for any person to make or give or agree to make or give to an adopter or parent any payment or reward the receipt of which is prohibited by this subsection. (2) It shall not be lawful for an adopter, or for a parent of a juvenile to receive or agree to receive any payment or other reward for making or facilitating any arrangement under which a juvenile is placed in the care and possession of a person who is also not the parent of the juvenile, whether or not the arrangements will lead to the adoption of the juvenile (3) A person who contravenes this section shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding five thousand Leones, or to both such fine and imprisonment. 20 .(1) Except under the authority of an order made under Section 21, it shall not be lawful for any person to permit, or to cause or procure the care and possession of a juvenile to be transferred to a person who is resident outside Sierra Leone and who is not the guardian or a relative of the juvenile, if he knows or had reason to believe that the person to whom the care and possession of the juvenile is transferred has entered into any agreement or arrangement with the parent of the juvenile or with any other party which will or may lead to the adoption of the juvenile under the law of any country outside Sierra Leone. (2) A person who contravenes the provisions of this section shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less twenty thousand leones or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and imprisonment. No.9 Adoption