This Order may be cited as the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2009.

In this Order—

• “the Act” means the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007;

• “the 1978 Act” means the Adoption (Scotland) Act 19782;

• “the 1995 Act” means the Children (Scotland) Act 19953;

• “the Agencies Regulations 1996” means the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 19964;

• “the Agencies Regulations 2009” means the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 20095;

• “the appointed day” means 28th September 2009;

• “the Foreign Element Regulations” means the Adoptions with a Foreign Element (Scotland) Regulations 20096;

• “freeing order” means an order granted under section 187 of the 1978 Act or varied under section 218 of that Act;

• “the Hague Convention Regulations” means the Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) (Scotland) Regulations 20039;

• “the Overseas Adoption Regulations” means the Adoption of Children from Overseas (Scotland) Regulations 200110;

• “parental responsibilities order” has the meaning given by section 86 of the 1995 Act11;