Section 53, The National Civil Registration Act, 2016

(1) A Registration Officer shall enter in the Register of Adoptions in such manner as the Authority may prescribe, the required particulars relating to an adoption pursuant to an adoption order whether made before or after the commencement of this Act. (2) Where the date of an adopted child’s birth is not known, the Authority shall determine the probable date of the birth and that date shall be entered in the Register of Adoptions as the child’s date of birth and, if the Authority subsequently ascertains the actual date of the child’s birth, the determination shall be cancelled and the actual date shall be entered in the Register of Adoptions and the adoption order relating to the child shall be amended accordingly. (3) The country of birth of an adopted child shall be entered in the Register of Adoptions provided the Authority is satisfied of the identity of the child. (4) If an adoption order is amended, the entry in the Register of Adoptions relating to it shall be amended accordingly. (5) If an adoption order is set aside, the entry in the Register of Adoptions shall be cancelled.