Section 15

For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that nothing in this

Ordinance shall affect any adoption made, before the commencement of this Ordinance, in accordance with the customary law of the adopter.

Where the Registrar is satisfied, upon application made by any person adopting another person or by any adopted person, that an adoption has taken place before the commencement of this Ordinance in accordance with subsection (1) he shall register such adoption, mutatis mutandis, in accordance with the provisions of this Part as though an adoption order has been made:

Provided that the Registrar shall not register any such adoption until the Director shall have been notified of the application and shall either have been heard or shall have notified the Registrar that he has no objection to such registration.

An appeal from a decision of the Registrar under subsection (2), whether by a party to the application or by the Director, shall lie to the Court and the Court may dismiss such appeal or order the correction of the register whether by deleting or amending the registration effected under subsection (2); and where such an order is made the Court shall cause such order to be communicated to the Registrar and the

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registration shall be cancelled or amended in accordance with such order and the

Registrar shall make such corrections to other registers and books as may be required.

Any adoption registered under the provisions of this section shall be deemed to be an adoption under this Ordinance for the purpose of any written law for the time being in force.