Adoption Act, 1988
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Adaptation of sections 16, 20 and 24 of Principal Act. |
7.—(1) References in sections 16, 20 and 24 of the Principal Act to the mother of a child shall, for the purposes of section 2 in so far as it applies to a child of married parents (other than a child in respect of whom an adoption order is in force), be construed as including references to the father of the child. | |
(2) References in the said sections 16, 20 and 24 to the mother of a child shall, for the purposes of section 2 in so far as it applies to a child in respect of whom an adoption order is in force, be construed as references to the adopters or the adopter or the surviving adopter under the order. |