Clause 6

in subsection (1), replace “If” with “Subject to subsection (3), if”;

in subsection (1)(a) and (b), delete “in accordance with the adoption order and those particulars”;

in subsection (2)(a), replace “section 19” with “subsection (3)”; and (d)after subsection (2), insert —“(3) If the name of an adopted child, as conferred by the adoption order, does not comply with section 19(1), or is refused by the Registrar‑General under section 19(2), the Registrar‑General may —

withhold registration or re‑registration (as the case may be) of the child’s birth under subsection (1) until the adoption order is amended to confer a name for the child that complies with section 19(1) and is not refused by the Registrar‑General under section 19(2); or

register or re‑register (as the case may be) the child’s birth under subsection (1) without a name for the child.(4) If the Registrar‑General registers or re‑registers a child’s birth under subsection (1) without a name for the child, the Registrar‑General may enter an identifier for the child (in the form the Registrar‑General thinks fit) in the register of births.”.