Maintenance Act, 1998
R 385
Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)RegulationsGeneral Regulations Regarding Children, 2010Chapter 16 : Adoption (Sections 228-253 of the Act)105. Manner of recording information in the adoptions register |
| (1) | The clerk of the children's court must submit the original of the following documents to the Adoption Registrar designated as such in terms of section 247 of the Act— |
| (a) | the application for adoption; |
| (b) | every consent to the adoption as may be required; |
| (c) | the order of adoption and two copies thereof; and |
| (d) | the child's identity document or birth certificate or where these are not available, a sworn statement to that effect by an adoption social worker. |
| (2) | Upon receipt of the documents contemplated in sub-regulation (1) the Adoption Registrar must register such information in the adoption register. |
| (3) | After completion of the registration contemplated in sub-regulation (2) the Adoption Registrar must enter the date of registration and the registration number on each order of adoption and must forward— |
| (a) | a copy of the order of adoption referred to in sub-regulation(1)(c) and the original identity document or birth certificate to the adoptive parents; and |
| (b) | the remaining copy of the adoption order to the relevant clerk of the children's court. |
