Matters relating to registration or re‑registration of birth of adopted child
12.—(1)  If an adoption order is made, the Registrar of the court that makes the adoption order must, as soon as practicable, provide to the Registrar‑General of Births and Deaths a copy of the adoption order and the particulars (as far as they are known to the court) that the Registrar‑General requires for the purposes of registration or re‑registration of the adopted child’s birth under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021.
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(2)  Where —
(a)the precise date of the adopted child’s birth is not proved to the satisfaction of the court, the court shall determine the probable date of his birth and the date so determined shall be specified in the order as the date of his birth; and
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(b)the country of birth of the adopted child is not proved to the satisfaction of the court, the particulars of that country may be omitted from the order and from the entry in the register maintained by the Registrar‑General.
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(3)  [Deleted by Act 17 of 2021 wef 29/05/2022]
(4)  [Deleted by Act 17 of 2021 wef 29/05/2022]
(5)  [Deleted by Act 17 of 2021 wef 29/05/2022]
(6)  [Deleted by Act 17 of 2021 wef 29/05/2022]
(7)  [Deleted by Act 17 of 2021 wef 29/05/2022]
(8)  [Deleted by Act 17 of 2021 wef 29/05/2022]
(9)  [Deleted by Act 17 of 2021 wef 29/05/2022]
(10)  The Adopted Children Register maintained under section 11 repealed by the Adoption of Children (Amendment) Act 1972 shall cease to be maintained and no extracts therefrom shall be issued except by an order of court.
(11)  The Registrar-General shall keep such other registers and books, and make such entries therein as may be necessary to record and make traceable the connection between any entry in the Adopted Children Register previously maintained under section 11 repealed by the Adoption of Children (Amendment) Act 1972 and any entry in the registers of births made pursuant to this section, but the registers and books kept under this subsection shall not be, nor shall any index thereof be, open to public inspection or search nor except under an order of court shall the Registrar furnish any person with any information contained in or with any copy or extract from any such registers or books.
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