(1) An order under section 17 of the Act for the amendment of an adoption order may be made ex parte.
(2) Where an order for the amendment of an adoption order is made under section 17 of the Act the Registrar of the High Court shall send to the Registrar of Civil Status a notice specifying the date of the adoption order and the names of the adopter and of the adopted person (as described in the schedule to the adoption order) and stating what amendments are to be made in the particulars specified in that order.