ption: (1) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this
Chapter, if any renowned foreign citizen desires to adopt any minor
as referred to in Section 191, he or she may make an application to
the Board, along with a formal recommendation by the head of
state, head of government or foreign minister of the concerned
country.
Explanation: For the purposes of this Section, the term
“renowned foreign citizen” means any of the following persons:
(a) Head of state or head of government of a foreign
country,
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(b) Chief of an international intergovernmental
organization,
(c) A laureate of the noble prize,
(d) A person or entrepreneur who has an income of
more than three hundred thousand US Dollars a
year.
(2) If the Board considers, from an inquiry into an
application received pursuant to sub-section (1), that it is reasonable
to grant a minor as demanded by such a foreign citizen for
adoption, it shall make recommendation to the Government of
Nepal, Council of Ministers, accordingly.
(3) If a recommendation is made pursuant to sub-section
(2), the Government of Nepal, Council of Ministers may give
permission to such a foreign citizen to adopt the minor demanded
by him or her.
(4) Any foreign citizen making adoption pursuant to this
Section shall, upon making such adoption, comply with the other
provisions set forth in this Chapter.