The Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) (Scotland) Regulations 2003

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations–

“the Act” means the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999;

“the 1978 Act” means the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978;

“the 2001 Regulations” means the Adoption of Children from Overseas (Scotland) Regulations 2001(1);

“the Adoption Agencies Regulations” means the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 1996(2) subject to the modifications set out in Schedule 4;

“adoption agency” means a local authority or an approved adoption society which is an accredited body for the purposes of the Convention(3);

“adoption panel” has the same meaning as in the Adoption Agencies Regulations;

“contact order” has the same meaning as in section 11(2) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995(4);

“eligible to adopt”, except in regulations 6(7)(a) and 9(1) has the meaning given in regulation 5;

“local authority” in Part 3 means a local authority acting in its capacity as an adoption agency;

“prospective adopter” in Part 2 means a person who makes an application under regulation 3;

“receiving State” has the same meaning as in the Convention;

“relevant local authority” in Part 2 has the meaning given in regulation 13;

“RSCA” means, in relation to a Convention country other than the United Kingdom, the Central Authority of the receiving State;

“SOCA” means, in relation to a Convention country other than the United Kingdom, the Central Authority of the State of origin;

“State of origin” has the same meaning as in Article 2 of the Convention.

(1)

S.S.I. 2001/236.

(2)

S.I. 1996/3266.

(3)

See section 2(3) of the 1999 Act.

(4)

1995 c. 36.