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Adoption Act 2000
108Recognition of adoption of a child from a Convention country in that country
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#### 108 Recognition of adoption of a child from a Convention country in that country
108 Recognition of adoption of a child from a Convention country in that country
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> > > (a) an adoption (whether before or after the commencement of this section) by a person who is habitually resident in the State, of a child who is habitually resident in a Convention country, is granted in that country, and
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> > > (b) an adoption compliance certificate issued (whether before or after the commencement of this section) in the Convention country in which the adoption is granted is in force for the adoption.
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> > (2) Subject to section 110, the adoption is recognised and effective, for the law of the State, on and from the day the certificate becomes effective.