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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2003/schedule-1/paragraph-4B.12",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/75",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2003",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/4B.12",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4B.12",
  "heading": "Specific applications",
  "text": "(1) Where a Convention adoption order is to be or has been sought and has not been disposed of the applicant or proposed applicant may apply to the court for an order –\n(a) permitting the child to be known by a new surname, or\n(b) permitting the child to be removed from the United Kingdom for a period of one month or more.\n(2) The application under paragraph (1) shall be made –\n(a) if an application for a Convention adoption order under Article 16A is pending, on notice in those proceedings; or\n(b) if no such application is pending, by filing written application in the court.\n(3) The Master shall serve a copy of the application and a notice of the date of the hearing –\n(a) in a case where proceedings for an adoption order are pending on all the parties to those proceedings and on the guardian ad litem;\n(b) in any other case, on the adoption agency and the Board to whom notice under Article 22 was given.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Article 16A was inserted into the Order of 1987 by section 3 of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/75/schedule/1/paragraph/4B.12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:04:36.365342+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}