88 Ch. 29. No. 7.] Adoption of Children.

 

CHAPTER 29. No. 7.
ADOPTION OF CHILDREN.

rdinanees | AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE ADOPTION
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15-1948, OF CHILDREN.

Commence- [13th June, 1947.]

ment,

Short title.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Adoption of
Children Ordinance.

Interpre-
tation.

2. In this Ordinance—
adopter ’’’ means a person who is proposing to
adopt, or who has adopted a child, whether in pur-
suance of an adoption order or otherwise;
adoption order ’’ means an adoption order for the
purposes of this Ordinance and includes an interim
order made under section 13;

child ’’ means a person under the age of twenty-one
years who has never been married,

Court means any court having jurisdiction to
make adoption orders under this Ordinance;

guardian in relation to a child means a person
appointed by deed or will in accordance with the
provisions of the Infants Ordinance, or by a court
of competent jurisdiction, to be his guardian;
“relative ’’’ means a grandparent, brother, sister,
uncle or aunt, whether by consanguinity or affinity, and
in the case of an illegitimate child, a person who would
be so related if the child were legitimate.

Establish: 3. (1) For the purposes of this Ordinance a Board to be

Adoption called the Adoption Board (in this Ordinance hereinafter
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