and principal registrar of the Magistrates' Court that all records of those Courts concerning adoptions are given to the Registrar and those persons must ensure that the following records are given to the Registrar— (a) in the case of any court file relating to any time before the date of coming into operation of section 3(1), the entire file; (b) in the case of any court file relating to any time after that date, the memorandum of the adoption order which must be sent to the Registrar in accordance with section 70. (3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), the Prothonotary S. 79A(3) amended by of the Supreme Court, Registrar of the County No. 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. Court and principal registrar of the Magistrates' item 6.2). Court may— (a) have access to or obtain possession of the records in the Registrar's custody; and (b) keep in their possession any records concerning adoptions for as long as they require them for the purposes of any matter before that Court. (4) If the Registrar requires any information for the S. 79A(4) amended by purposes of section 78 or 79 and the records No. 57/1989 containing the information are not in the s. 3(Sch. item 6.3). Registrar's possession, the Registrar may request the Prothonotary of the Supreme Court, Registrar of the County Court or principal registrar of the Magistrates' Court to conduct a reasonable search to locate any records held by that Court which may contain that information. (5) If the Registrar obtains under this section any S. 79A(5) amended by records of the Supreme Court, County Court or No. 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. Magistrates' Court or any other relevant item 6.4). information from any other source, the Registrar
and principal registrar of the Magistrates' Court that all records of those Courts concerning adoptions are given to the Registrar and those persons must ensure that the following records are given to the Registrar— (a) in the case of any court file relating to any time before the date of coming into operation of section 3(1), the entire file; (b) in the case of any court file relating to any time after that date, the memorandum of the adoption order which must be sent to the Registrar in accordance with section 70. S. 79A(3) amended by No. 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 6.2). (3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), the Prothonotary of the Supreme Court, Registrar of the County Court and principal registrar of the Magistrates' Court may— (a) have access to or obtain possession of the records in the Registrar's custody; and (b) keep in their possession any records concerning adoptions for as long as they require them for the purposes of any matter before that Court. S. 79A(4) amended by No. 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 6.3). (4) If the Registrar requires any information for the purposes of section 78 or 79 and the records containing the information are not in the Registrar's possession, the Registrar may request the Prothonotary of the Supreme Court, Registrar of the County Court or principal registrar of the Magistrates' Court to conduct a reasonable search to locate any records held by that Court which may contain that information. S. 79A(5) amended by No. 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 6.4). (5) If the Registrar obtains under this section any records of the Supreme Court, County Court or Magistrates' Court or any other relevant information from any other source, the Registrar
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