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2. In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;
“applicant” means an adopted person or a relative of an adopted person who makes an application under regulation 5;
“the appropriate adoption agency” has the same meaning as in section 65(1) of the Act;
“identifying information” has the meaning given in regulation 7;
“intermediary agency” and “intermediary service” have the meaning given in regulation 4;
“registered adoption support agency” means an adoption support agency in respect of which a person is registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000(1);
“relative”, in relation to an adopted person, has the same meaning as in section 98 of the Act;
“subject”, in relation to an application under regulation 5, is a person with whom the applicant seeks contact.
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