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Regulation 37 Marking of birth entry of adopted child

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

A superintendent registrar or a registrar shall, when so directed by the Registrar General acting pursuant to the Adoption Acts 1958 to 1968f1—

(a)

mark any entry specified in the direction with the word “Adopted” or, as the case may be, the words “Provisionally adopted”, followed immediately, if the direction so specifies, by the name, in brackets, of the country in which the adoption order was made;

(b)

add his signature and official description; and

(c)

make and send to the Registrar General a certified copy of the entry showing the marking.

(2)

A superintendent registrar or a registrar shall, when so directed by the Registrar General acting pursuant to the Adoption Acts 1958 to 1968—

(a)

strike through any marking as to adoption in the margin of any entry specified in the direction and underneath write, as may be specified in the direction, the words “Adoption order quashed”, “Adoption order revoked”, “Appeal against adoption order allowed”, or “Direction for the marking of this entry revoked”;

(b)

add his signature and official description; and

(c)

make and send to the Registrar General a certified copy of the entry showing the cancelled marking and the note with respect to its cancellation.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 5; 1960 c. 59; 1964 c. 57; 1968 c. 53