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Section 14

of Adoption Ordinance 1960

State OrdinanceIn forceProvision 15 of 24

Section 14

(1)

The Court by which an adoption order has been made under this Ordinance may, on the application of the adopter or of the adopted person, amend the order by the correction of any error in the particulars contained therein; and where an adoption order is so amended, the Court shall cause the amendment to be communicated to the

Registrar; and any necessary correction of or addition to the Adopted Children Register shall be made accordingly.

(2)

Where an adoption order is quashed or an appeal against an adoption order allowed, the Court which made the order shall give directions to the Registrar to cancel any marking of an entry in the registers of births, and any entry in the Adopted Children

Register, which was effected in pursuance of the order.

(3)

A copy or extract of an entry in any register, being an entry the marking of which is cancelled under this section, shall be deemed to be an accurate copy if and only if both the marking and the cancellation are omitted therefrom.

Registration of previous adoptions under customary laws.