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 When a minor is to be adopted as a child, if the minor is an abandoned person under the care of a child assistance institution according to the law on child assistance and protection, the consent of the child assistance institution shall substitute that of the father and mother. If the child assistance institution refuses to give such consent, the provisions of section 1598/21, paragraph 2, shall apply mutatis mutandis.

In the event that the minor is not an abandoned person but is maintained by a child assistance institution according to the law on child assistance and protection, then the father and mother, or the father or mother if either the mother or father has died or has been deprived of the parental power, may grant written authorisation to the said child assistance institution permitting it to give consent to the adoption of the minor on their behalves, in which event the provisions of section 1598/22 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

The written authorisation under paragraph 1 shall be irrevocable as long as the minor is maintained by the child assistance institution.

The person having the power to give consent to the adoption of a minor on behalf of a child assistance institution according to section 1598/22 or section 1598/23 may adopt a minor under the care or maintenance of such child assistance institution as his or her child only when a court has granted permission at his or her request in place of the consent of the child assistance institution.