Conduel
of proceed inga.
Form of
order. Forms 7 and 8.
Capy of
the order to be
sent lo Registrar of Births and Death, Bruc
applicant.
Copy of order not
to be given
to other
persons,
Notifica. tion by kurdian ad litem
of making or refusal of order.
Applica tion for further
hearing by applicant.
Form 9.
Applica-
tion for
further
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17. Unless the Court is satisfied that the applicant does not desire his identity to be kept confidential, the proceedings shall be conducted with a view to securing that he is not seen by or made known to any person (other than the spouse of the applicant) whose consent to the order is required.
Form and transmission of orders.
18. An adoption order shall be drawn up in form 7, and an interim order in form 8.
19. On the making of an adoption order, the Registrar of the Supreme Court shall send a sealed copy of the order to the Registrar of Births and Deaths and to the applicant within seven days after the order has been passed and entered.
20. No duplicate or copy of an adoption order or interim order shall be given to or served upon any person other than the Registrar of Births and Deaths or the applicant except by order of the judge.
21. Where an adoption order is made or refused or an interim order made, the guardian ad litem shall notify all parties who were not present when the order was made or refused, with- out disclosing the identity of the applicant unless he does not desire his identity to be kept confidential.
Restoration of proceedings after interim order.
22. Where the determination of an application is postponed and an interim order made the applicant shall, at least two months before the expiration of the period specified in the interim order, obtain an appointment for the further hearing of the application, and the guardian ad litem shall serve a notice in form 9 on every person on whom notice is required to be served under rule 15.
23. If no appointment is obtained by the applicant as required by rule 22, the guardian ad litem shall obtain an appointment as
hearing by soon as practicable for the further hearing of the application. guardian
nd litem.
Amendment of adoption orders.
24. An order under subsection (1) of section 18 of the Order may be amended Ordinance for the amendment of an adoption order may be made
ex parte. ex parte.
ment to
Registrar
28. Where an order for the amendment of an adoption order Notice of is made under subsection (1) of section 18 of the Ordinance, the amend Registrar of the Supreme Court shall send to the Registrar of be sent to Births and Deaths a notice specifying the date of the adoption of Births order and the names of the adopter and of the adopted person and (as described in the schedule to the adoption order) and stating Deuths. what amendments are to be made in the particulars specified in that order.
Social Welfare Officer acting as guardian ad litem.
of powert
26. Where the Social Welfare Officer is acting under these Delegation rules as guardian ad litem, anything required or authorized by and duties. these rules to be done by the guardian ad litem may be done by any public officer duly authorized in that behalf by the Social Welfare Officer.
Service of documents.
27. Any document under these rules may be served-
Methods of service of
() on an individual, by delivering it to him personally, or documents.
by leaving it with some person for him at his last known or usual place of abode (whether in the Colony or else- where) or by sending it to him by registered post at that place;
(b) on the Social Welfare Officer or on a body of persons, by delivering it at or sending it by registered post to the principal office of that officer, or the registered or principal office of that body, as the case may be.
Attestation of consents, etc.
28. For the purposes of subsection (2) of section 6 of the Persons Ordinance, a document or declaration executed or made by any attest
who may person outside the Colony shall be sufficiently attested if it is documents attested as follows--
and declara- tions out-
(a) if the document or declaration is executed or made at side the
any place in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, Colony. the Isle of Man, or in any Colony, protectorate, protected state or United Kingdom trust territory, by any judge of