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(2) For the purposes of this section, the adoptive parent of a child under the age of four- teen years, and the employer of a child under the age of fourteen years, shall be deemed to have had the lawful care or charge of such child:

Provided that -

(a) nothing in this subsection shall be

construed as affecting any rights vested in or conferred on the Direc- tor of Social Welfare by or under

the Protection of Women and Juveniles

Ordinance; and

(b) nothing in this subsection shall be

construed as conferring upon any adoptive parent or employer any right of retaining possession, custody or control of any child as against the child's parent or guardian, or as against the child.

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