Explanatory note

These Regulations set out the procedure to be followed before the Registrar General is able to make an entry of a registrable foreign adoption in the Adopted Children Register.

Regulation 2 specifies the requirement that a registrable foreign adoption must satisfy.

Regulation 3 and Schedules 1 (English version) and 2 (Welsh version) specify the form in which an entry in the Adopted Children Register must be made.

Regulation 4 specifies who may make an application relating to a child adopted under a registrable foreign adoption to enable an entry in the Adopted Children Register to be made.

Regulation 5 specifies the manner in which an application should be made to enable an entry in the Adopted Children Register to be made.

Regulation 6 specifies the particulars that must be given in the application to enable an entry to be made in the Adopted Children Register.

These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.