STAATSKOERANT, 12 OKTOBER 2018 No. 41970   29 Notice of birth of abandoned or orphaned children 9.(1) A notice of birth of an abandoned or orphaned child in terms of section 12 of the Act must be given on Form DHA–24 illustrated in Annexure 1 by a social worker within 60 days of obtaining a court order in terms of section 156 of the Children’s Act, and must be accompanied by— (a) a court order issued by the children’s court; (b) a certified copy of the identity document or valid passport and visa or permit of the social worker; (c) where available, a certified copy of the identity document or passport and visa or permit of the parents of the child; (d) where available, a certified copy of the death certificate of the parents of the child; and (e) a social workers’ report that was presented to the children’s court. (2) Where it is apparent from a notice of birth that the child whose birth is sought to be registered in terms of the court order is a non-South African citizen, the Director-General may deal with the notice as contemplated in regulation 8 and inform the relevant children’s court accordingly. (3) The social worker who submits a notice of birth of a child referred to in subregulation (1), must give a name or surname, or both name and surname, to that child if the name or surname or both name and surname have not been given to the child. (4) A birth certificate issued in terms of section 12 of the Act must contain the particulars of the parents of the child where such particulars are known. Recording of adoption in birth register 10.(1) An application for recording of adoption referred to in section 27B of the Act must be made by the adoptive parents, within 90 days of the registration of the adoption order by the adoption registrar, on Part G of Form DHA–24 illustrated in Annexure 1. (2) The application contemplated in subregulation (1) must be supported by the documentation referred to in section 245 of the Children’s Act, which are― (a) a certified copy of the adoption order; (b) a certified copy of the original birth certificate of the child; and (c) where applicable, proof of payment of the applicable fee. (3) Upon approval of the application to record the adoption of the child on the birth register, the old identity number of the adopted child must be blocked and marked and a new identity number issued, together with a corresponding birth certificate recording the names of the adoptive parents. 9 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za