§ 64 — Amendment of Adoption of Children Act 1939

64. The Adoption of Children Act 1939 is amended —(a)

by deleting subsection (1) of section 12 and substituting the following subsection:“(1) If an adoption order is made, the Registrar of the court that makes the adoption order must, as soon as practicable, provide to the Registrar‑General of Births and Deaths a copy of the adoption order and the particulars (as far as they are known to the court) that the Registrar‑General requires for the purposes of registration or re‑registration of the adopted child’s birth under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021.”;

(b)

by deleting the word “infant’s” in section 12(2)(a) and substituting the words “adopted child’s”;

(c)

by deleting the word “infant” in section 12(2)(b) and substituting the words “adopted child”;

(d)

by deleting subsections (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9) of section 12;

(e)

by deleting the section heading of section 12 and substituting the following section heading:“Matters relating to registration or re‑registration of birth of adopted child”; and

(f)

by repealing the Schedule.

“(1) If an adoption order is made, the Registrar of the court that makes the adoption order must, as soon as practicable, provide to the Registrar‑General of Births and Deaths a copy of the adoption order and the particulars (as far as they are known to the court) that the Registrar‑General requires for the purposes of registration or re‑registration of the adopted child’s birth under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021.”;