Section 10
of Adoption Rules 1961 Reprinted 1998
Section 10
(1)
Within fourteen days after the confidential report of the guardian ad litem has been received, the Registrar of the Court shall fix a time for the hearing of the application and shall serve a notice in Form 2 upon the following persons -
(a)
every person not being an applicant whose consent to the making of the order is required under section 4 (4) of the Ordinance;
(b)
the Director unless he is the guardian ad litem;
(c)
any other person, not being the infant, who in the opinion of the Court ought to be served with notice of hearing of the application, and any person upon whom a notice is required to be served under this rule shall be a respondent to the application, and may appear before the Court and show cause why an adoption order should not be made.
(2)
When the time for the hearing of the application has been fixed the Registrar of the Court shall serve a notice in Form 4 upon the applicant.
(3)
The Registrar of the Court shall serve on the guardian ad litem a copy of every notice served on an applicant or respondent, and shall inform him in writing of the time fixed for the hearing.