Section 9
Adoption effected outside Sarawak
State OrdinanceIn forceProvision 12 of 15
Section 9
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(1)
Nothing in this Ordinance shall compel the registration of an adoption effected outside Sarawak by persons with Sarawak connection:
Provided that a High Court may, on the application by way of originating summons, by an interested parent, direct the registration of such adoption.
(2)
The District Officer shall register any adoption effected outside Sarawak according to the law of the country in which it was effected on the application of either of the adopting parents:
Provided that he may refuse to register such adoption if the conditions required by section 5 are not satisfied.