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Regulation 52 Requirements following a Convention adoption order or a Convention adoption

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(1)

Where a Convention adoption order is made by a court in Scotland, the court must send a copy of the order to the Central Authority.

(2)

On receipt of a copy of the order under paragraph (1), the Central Authority must issue a certificate in the form set out in Schedule 3 certifying that the adoption has been made in accordance with the Convention.

(3)

A copy of the certificate issued under paragraph (2) must be sent to–

(a)

the CA of the receiving State; and

(b)

the relevant local authority.

(4)

Where a Convention adoption is made and the Central Authority receives a certificate under Article 23 of the Convention in respect of that Convention adoption, the Central Authority must send a copy of that certificate to–

(a)

the adoption agency which sent the Central Authority the Article 16 Report under regulation 48(2); and

(b)

the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland.