Regulation 31 Procedural requirements following a Convention adoption order or Convention adoption – Article 23 of the ConventionI1

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

On receipt of an order under paragraph (1), the 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.

A copy of the certificate must be sent to–

Where the Central Authority receives a certification of the adoption having been made in accordance with the Convention from the RSCA, the Central Authority must send a copy of that certification to the HSS trust.