Regulation 19 Procedural requirements following a Convention adoption order or Convention adoption

(1)

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

(2)

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

(3)

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

(a)

SOCA;

(b)

the adoptive parents; and

(c)

the adoption agency and, if different, the relevant local authority.

(4)

Where the Central Authority receive a certificate under Article 23 of the Convention in respect of a Convention adoption made in that Convention country, the Central Authority shall send a copy of that certificate to–

(a)

the adoptive parents; and

(b)

the adoption agency.