Registration of adoption orders
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2(1)Sub-paragraph (2) applies where—
(a)on an application to the appropriate court for an adoption order in respect of a child, the identity of the child with a child to whom an entry in the register of births relates is proved to the satisfaction of the court, and
(b)the child has not previously been the subject of an adoption order made by a court in Scotland under this Act or any enactment at the time in force.
(2)Any adoption order made in pursuance of the application must contain a direction to the Registrar General to secure that the entry in the register of births is marked with the word “Adopted”.