Article 33

Order 90 shall be amended by inserting, after rule 4, the following new rule:—

“Applications for leave to adopt a minor who is a ward of court

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An application for leave to commence proceedings to adopt a minor who is a ward of court may be made ex parte to a registrar and if the applicant so requests the registrar may direct that any subsequent proceedings shall be conducted with a view to securing that the proposed adopter is not seen by or made known to any respondent or prospective respondent who is not already aware of his identity except with his consent.”.