Article 5 Amendments to the Adoption Rules 1984

in paragraph (2) for “Where” substitute “Subject to paragraph (2A), where”;

after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A)

Where an application is made for a Convention adoption order under rule 28, the proper officer shall as soon as possible appoint a children’s guardian of the child and shall send him a copy of the originating process together with any documents attached thereto.”;

in paragraph (6)(a)(i) after “22(1) or (2)” insert “, any reports filed under the Convention or Hague Convention Regulations”; and

in paragraph (6)(a)(ii) after “adoption order” insert “/Convention adoption order”.