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The Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

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Procedural requirements following a Convention adoption order or Convention adoption – Article 23 of the Convention

31.—(1) Where a Convention adoption order is made, the court must send a copy of that order to the Central Authority.

(2) On receipt of an order under paragraph (1), the Central Authority must issue a certificate in the form set out in Schedule 2 certifying that the Convention adoption order has been made in accordance with the Convention.

(3) A copy of the certificate must be sent to–

(a)the RSCA;

(b)the adoptive parents; and

(c)the HSS trust.

(4) Where the Central Authority receives a certification of the adoption having been made in accordance with the Convention from the RSCA, the Central Authority must send a copy of that certification to the HSS trust.

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