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Formal Consolidation |  1985 RevEd
Jurisdiction and procedure
10.—(1)  The court having jurisdiction to make adoption orders under this Act shall be the High Court including the Registrar thereof or, at the option of the applicant but subject to any rules made under this section, a District Court.
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(2)  Rules in regard to any matter to be prescribed under this Act and directing the manner in which applications to the court are to be made and dealing generally with all matters of procedure and incidental matters arising out of this Act and for carrying this Act into effect shall be made under section 80 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act [Cap. 324] and section 69 of the Subordinate Courts Act [Cap. 323].
Such rules may provide that all applications made under this Act be heard and determined otherwise than in open court.
(3)  For the purpose of any application under this Act and subject to any rules made under this section, the court shall appoint some person or body to act as guardian ad litem of the infant upon the hearing of the application with the duty of safe-guarding the interests of the infant before the court.
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Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 42 of 2005
Jurisdiction and procedure
10.—(1)  The court having jurisdiction to make adoption orders under this Act shall be the High Court including the Registrar thereof or, at the option of the applicant but subject to any rules made under this section, a District Court.
[9/72]
(2)  Rules in regard to any matter to be prescribed under this Act and directing the manner in which applications to the court are to be made and dealing generally with all matters of procedure and incidental matters arising out of this Act and for carrying this Act into effect shall be made under section 80 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act and section 69 of the Subordinate Courts Act.
Such rules may provide that all applications made under this Act be heard and determined otherwise than in open court.
(3)  For the purpose of any application under this Act and subject to any rules made under this section, the court shall appoint some person or body to act as a guardian in adoption of the infant upon the hearing of the application with the duty of safe-guarding the interests of the infant before the court.
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[42/2005 wef 01/01/2006]