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Application for provided items
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13. (1) A person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (2) (in this section referred to as an “applicant”) may apply in writing to a relevant body for the provision by it to him or her of a specified provided item, or any provided item, that is held by it and that was provided for the purpose of its being made available to him or her or, in the case of an applicant referred to in subsection (2)(b), the adopted child concerned.
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(2) An application under subsection (1) may be made by—
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(a) a relevant person who has attained the age of 18 years, or
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(b) an adoptive parent, on behalf of his or her adopted child who has not attained the age of 16 years.
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(3) The relevant body concerned, on receipt of an application made under subsection (1), shall—
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(a) provide the applicant with the provided item concerned, or
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(b) where it is not in possession of the item to which the application relates, inform the applicant, in writing and without delay, of that fact.
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