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Regulation 33 Procedural requirements following a Convention adoption order or Convention adoption

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(1)

Where a Convention adoption order is made by a court in England or Wales, the court must send a copy of that order to the relevant Central Authority.

(2)

On receipt of an order under paragraph (1), the relevant Central Authority must issue a certificate in the form set out in Schedule 2 certifying that the Convention adoption order has been made in accordance with the Convention.

(3)

A copy of the certificate must be sent to the—

(a)

CA of the receiving State; and

(b)

LA.

(4)

Where the relevant Central Authority receives a certification of the adoption having been made in accordance with the Convention from the competent authority of the receiving State, the relevant Central Authority must send a copy of that certification to the LA.