Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)

Regulations

General Regulations Regarding Children, 2010

Chapter 16 : Adoption (Sections 228-253 of the Act)

106. Rescission of an order of adoption
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(1)If the High Court concerned rescinds an order of adoption in terms of section 243 of the Act, the Registrar of that Court must submit a copy of the court order to the clerk of the relevant children's court.

 

(2)The clerk of the relevant children's court must, upon receipt of the court order, notify the Director-General of Home Affairs in terms of the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act, 1992 (Act No. 51 of 1992), of that order.

 

(3)The clerk of the court referred to in sub-regulation (2) must submit one copy of the court order to the Adoption Registrar who must deregister the adoption.