Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 15 : Adoption247. Adoption register |
(1) | A person designated by the Director-General as the adoption registrar must, in the prescribed manner, record information pertaining to and keep a register of— |
(a) the registration numbers allocated to records of adoption cases;
(b) the personal details of adopted children, of their biological parents and of their adoptive parents;
(c) particulars of successful appeals against and rescissions of adoption orders; and
(d) all other prescribed information in connection with adoptions.
(2) A clerk of the children's court must—
(a) | keep a record of all adoption cases by a children’s court, including all adoption orders issued by the court, in the prescribed manner; |
(b) | as soon as is practicable after an adoption order has been issued, forward the adoption order, a copy of the record of the adoption inquiry and other prescribed documents relating to the adoption to the adoption registrar; and |
(c) | in the case of an inter-country adoption, forward copies of the documents referred to in paragraph (b) to the Central Authority. |