THE CHILDREN (ADOPTION OF) ACT

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20.-(1) The Court having jurisdiction to make adoption Jurisdiction
orders under this Act shall be the Supreme Court of E&dure.
Judicature or at the option of the applicant, any Resident
Magistrate’s Court within the jurisdiction of which either
the applicant or the child resides at the date of the application
for the adoption order.
(2) Rules directing the manner in which applications @/I969
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to the Supreme Court are to be made, for regulating appeals
under section 7, and dealing generally with all the matters
of procedure therein, and incidental matters arising out of
this Act, and for carrying this Act into effect shall be
made by the Rules Committee of the Supreme Court.
(3) Rules directing the manner in which applications
to the Resident Magistrate’s Court are to be made and
dealing generally with all matters of procedure therein shall
be made by Resident Magistrates authorized to make rules
under section 135 of the Judicature (Resident Magistrates)
Act.
(4) Rules under this section may provide for applications
for adoption orders being heard and determined
otherwise than in open Court.
(5) Until varied or revoked by rules made under
subsection (2) or subsection (3), the rules contained in
the Second Schedule shall be in force.
Second
schedula
20~-(1) An appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeal from 2,~;~
an order made by any Court referred to in subsection (1) S. 4.
of section 20 (hereinafter referred to as the Court of first
instance), or from any refusal to make such order, or from
the revocation, revival, or variation of such an order.
(2) The Court of Appeal may, upon the hearing of
the appeal, confirm, reverse, or modify the decision of the
Court of first instance or remit the matter, with the opinion
of the Court of Appeal thereon or for rehearing generally,
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