Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 128A

128A. (1) No person shall, without the approval in writing of an accredited agency, publish or cause to be published in any newspaper, periodical or any other printed matter or by means o f broadcasting, television, public exhibition or by any other mea ns or medium, any advertisement, news item or other matter indicated, whether or not in relation to a particular child, born or unbor n, that: (a) a child may be adopted; (b) a person intends to adopt a child; or (c) a person intends or is wi lling to make arrangements with a view to the adoption of a child. (2) Unless authorised by the court, no person shall publish or cause to be published in any newspaper, periodical, any other printed matter or by means of broadcasting or television, publi c exhibition or by any other means or medium, anythi ng related to an application for the adoption of a child or to adoption proceedi ngs including: (a) the name of the applicant or applicants; (b) the name of the person wh o is or will be adopted; (c) the name of any one of the parents, the curator or the tutor of the child who is or will be adopted; or (d) any matter likely to enable any of the persons mentioned in paragraphs ( a), ( b) and ( c) to be identified. (3) Any person who contravenes the provisions of this article shall be guilty of an offence a nd shall, on conviction, be liab le to imprisonment for a term of not less than three months but not exceeding six months or to a fine ( multa ) of not less than one thousand and one hundred and sixty-four euro and sixty-nine cen ts (1,164.69) but not more than two thousand and three hundred and twenty-nine euro and thirty-sev en cents (2,329.37) or to both. False statements. Added by: IV .2008.41.