# The Registration of Foreign Adoptions Regulations 2003, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1255/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-foreign-adoptions-regulations-2003/note
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