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17. (1) The Court having jurisdiction to make adoption
orders under this Ordinance shall be the Supreme Court or,
at the option of the applicant, any court of summary
jurisdiction within the jurisdiction of which cither the
applicant or the child resides at the date of the application
for the adoption order.

(2) Rules directing the manner in which applications
to the Court are to be made for regulating appeals under
section 8 and dealing gencrally with all the matters of
procedure and incidental matters arising out of this
Ordinance may be made in like manner as rules may be
made under and for the purposes of the Judicature Ordinance.
Such rules may provide for applications for adoption orders
being heard and determined otherwise than in open court,
and, where the application is made to a court of summary
jurisdiction, for the hearing and determination thereof in a
juvenile court within the meaning of section 88 of the
Children Ordinance.

18. It shall not be lawful for any adopter or for any
parent or guardian except with the sanction of the Court
to receive any payment or other reward in consideration of
the adoption of any child under this Ordinance or for any
person to make or give or agree to make or give to any
adopter or to any parent or guardian any such payment or
reward.

19. (1) It shall not be lawful for any advertisement to be
published indicating that—

(a) the parent or guardian of a child is desirous of
causing the child to be adopted, or

(5) a person is desirous of adopting a child, or any
person (not being the Board) is willing to make
arrangements for the adoption of a child.

(2) Any person who causes to be published, or
knowingly publishes an advertisement in contravention of
the provisions of this section shall be liable, on summary
conviction, to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars.

20. Where at the date of the commencement of this
Ordinance any child is in the custody of, and being brought
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Jurisdiction
and
procedure.

Restrictions
on
payments.

Restriction
on adver-
tisements.

Provisions
as to
existing
de facto
adoptions.