(4) The application shall not be considered unless the applicant has fostered the child for a period of not less than thirty-six months under the supervision of a probation and social welfare officer. (5) The probation and social welfare officer shall be required to submit a report to assist the court in considering the application; and the court may, in addition, require some other person or the local authority to make a report in respect of the adoption application. (6) Except where the application is by spouses jointly, an adoption order shall not be made authorising more than one person to adopt a child at the same time. 46. Intercountry adoption. (1) A person who is not a citizen of Uganda may in exceptional circumstances adopt a Ugandan child, if he or she— (a) has stayed in Uganda for at least three years; (b) has fostered the child for at least thirty-six months under the supervision of a probation and social welfare officer; (c) does not have a criminal record; (d) has a recommendation concerning his or her suitability to adopt a child from his or her country’s probation and welfare office or other competent authority; and (e) has satisfied the court that his or her country of origin will respect and recognise the adoption order. (2) For the purposes of an application to which this section applies, the probation and social welfare officer referred to in subsection (1)(b) shall be required to submit a report to assist the court in considering the application; and the court may, in addition, require some other person or authority to make a report in respect of the application. (3) The restrictions and conditions in section 45, other than subsections (4) and (5), apply to an application to which this section relates. 47. Consent. (1) The consent of the parents of the child, if known, is necessary for the adoption order to be made; but the consent may be revoked at any time before the pronouncement of the adoption order.