Registration of Adoptions Act · As enacted
7. Copies of registration to be delivered to applicants
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Upon the registration of an adoption in accordance with the provisions of section 6 —
a certified copy of the entry in the register signed by the
Registrar shall be delivered or sent to the person or spouses who applied for such registration; and
a certified copy of the entry in the register shall be sent, within such period as may be prescribed, to the Registrar General of
Adoptions, and all such certified copies shall constitute the adoption register of the
Registrar General of Adoptions.
If the particulars contained in a certified copy of the entry in the register in respect of any adoption, upon being forwarded to the
Registrar General of Adoptions in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1), appear to the Registrar General of Adoptions to be identical with those of an adoption the registration of which has been cancelled in accordance with the provisions of this Act, he shall return
Registrar General of Adoptions
“Registrar General of Adoptions” means the person appointed to be Registrar of Births and Deaths for Brunei Darussalam under section 3 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act.
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the said certified copy to the Registrar by whom it was sent together with particulars of the adoption the registration of which has been cancelled.
Registrar
“Registrar” means a Registrar of Adoptions appointed under section 4 and includes a Deputy Registrar;
The Registrar shall thereupon call upon the parties to show cause why the registration of the adoption should not be cancelled and if the parties fail to show cause, the Registrar shall cancel the registration of the adoption.
Terms defined in s 2
Registrar
Defined · s 2“Registrar” means a Registrar of Adoptions appointed under section 4 and includes a Deputy Registrar;
Registrar General of Adoptions
Defined · s 2“Registrar General of Adoptions” means the person appointed to be Registrar of Births and Deaths for Brunei Darussalam under section 3 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act.