Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—
“the 1976 Act” means the Adoption Act 1976(1);
“relevant foreign authority” means a person, outside the British Islands performing functions in the country in which the child is habitually resident which correspond to the functions of an adoption agency(2) or to the functions of the Secretary of State in respect of adoptions with a foreign element.
(1)
Relevant amendments are paragraphs 10, 11, 12 and 13 of Schedule 4 to the Adoption and Children Act 2002.
(2)
By virtue of section 1(4) of the 1976 Act, a local authority or an adoption society may be referred to as an adoption agency.