Section 1A

“adopting parent” means a person who adopts or intends to adopt a child in accordance with this Ordinance;

“certificate” means a certificate of adoption issued under section 4(3) or a duplicate thereof issued under section 4(5);

“child” means an unmarried person under the age of eighteen years;

“guardian” means a guardian appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction or in accordance with section 4 or 5 of the

Guardianship of Infants Ordinance [Cap. 93 (1958 Ed.)];

“natural parent” means the biological father or mother of a child, irrespective of whether or not the father and mother are cohabiting as husband and wife, or are legally married;

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“Sarawak connection” means, in relation to any person, a person who—