§ 14 — Registration or re‑registration of birth of adopted child

14.—(1) Subject to subsection (3), if an adoption order is made by a court in respect of a child under the Adoption of Children Act 2022 or any corresponding previous written law, the Registrar‑General must, as soon as practicable after receiving (from the Registrar of the court) a copy of the adoption order and the particulars mentioned in section 44(1) of the Adoption of Children Act 2022 —(a)

in the case where the birth of the adopted child has not been registered under this Act — register the birth of the adopted child; or[Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]

(b)

in the case where the birth of the adopted child has been registered under this Act — indicate on the record of such registration in the register of births that the child is adopted, and re‑register the birth of the child.[Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]

[Act 20 of 2022 wef 15/10/2024]

(2) The particulars to be entered in the register for registration or re‑registration (as the case may be) of the birth of an adopted child under subsection (1) include the following:(a)

subject to subsection (3), the name conferred by the adoption order for the child must be entered in the register as the child’s name; [Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]

(b)

the particulars of the adopting parent or parents mentioned in the adoption order must be entered in the register as the particulars of the child’s parent or parents, as the case may be.

(3) If the name of an adopted child, as conferred by the adoption order, does not comply with section 19(1), or is refused by the Registrar-General under section 19(2), the Registrar-General may —(a)

withhold registration or re-registration (as the case may be) of the child’s birth under subsection (1) until the adoption order is amended to confer a name for the child that complies with section 19(1) and is not refused by the Registrar General under section 19(2); or

(b)

register or re-register (as the case may be) the child’s birth under subsection (1) without a name for the child.[Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]

(4) If the Registrar-General registers or re-registers a child’s birth under subsection (1) without a name for the child, the Registrar-General may enter an identifier for the child (in the form the Registrar-General thinks fit) in the register of births.[Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]

—(1) Subject to subsection (3), if an adoption order is made by a court in respect of a child under the Adoption of Children Act 2022 or any corresponding previous written law, the Registrar‑General must, as soon as practicable after receiving (from the Registrar of the court) a copy of the adoption order and the particulars mentioned in section 44(1) of the Adoption of Children Act 2022 —(a)

in the case where the birth of the adopted child has not been registered under this Act — register the birth of the adopted child; or[Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]

(b)

in the case where the birth of the adopted child has been registered under this Act — indicate on the record of such registration in the register of births that the child is adopted, and re‑register the birth of the child.[Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]

[Act 20 of 2022 wef 15/10/2024]

(2) The particulars to be entered in the register for registration or re‑registration (as the case may be) of the birth of an adopted child under subsection (1) include the following:(a)

subject to subsection (3), the name conferred by the adoption order for the child must be entered in the register as the child’s name; [Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]

(b)

the particulars of the adopting parent or parents mentioned in the adoption order must be entered in the register as the particulars of the child’s parent or parents, as the case may be.

(3) If the name of an adopted child, as conferred by the adoption order, does not comply with section 19(1), or is refused by the Registrar-General under section 19(2), the Registrar-General may —(a)

withhold registration or re-registration (as the case may be) of the child’s birth under subsection (1) until the adoption order is amended to confer a name for the child that complies with section 19(1) and is not refused by the Registrar General under section 19(2); or

(b)

register or re-register (as the case may be) the child’s birth under subsection (1) without a name for the child.[Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]

(4) If the Registrar-General registers or re-registers a child’s birth under subsection (1) without a name for the child, the Registrar-General may enter an identifier for the child (in the form the Registrar-General thinks fit) in the register of births.[Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]