2. Section 3 of the Adoption of Children Ordinance (Chapter 61) (hereinafter referred to as the "principal enactment ") is hereby amended as follows: "
| (1) by the insertion immediately after subsection (5) of that section of the following new subsection: "
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| | | (a) An adoption order shall be made in favor of any applicant who is not a citizen of Sri Lanka and not domiciled or resident in Sri Lanka if no other person who is a citizen of Sri Lanka and resident and domiciled in Sri Lanka has applied to adopt the child in respect of whom the application is made. |
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| (2) in subsection (6) of that subsection, by the substitution for the proviso to that subsection of the following proviso: " |
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