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2.—(1) In these Regulations —
“the Act”(“y Ddeddf”) means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;
“the 2005 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2005”) means the Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005(1);
“adoption agency” (“asiantaeth fabwysiadu”) means an appropriate voluntary organisation or local authority;
“adoption panel” (“panel mabwysiadu”) means a panel established in accordance with regulation 3 of the 2005 Regulations;
“National Assembly” (“Cynulliad Cenedlaethol”) means the National Assembly for Wales;
“prospective adopter” (“darpar fabwysiadwr”) means a person who proposes to adopt a child;
“working day” (“diwrnod gwaith”) means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(2).
(2) In these Regulations, unless the context requires otherwise, a reference —
(a)to a numbered regulation is to the regulation in these Regulations bearing that number;
(b)in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph in that regulation bearing that number;
(c)in a paragraph to a lettered or numbered sub-paragraph is to the sub-paragraph in that paragraph bearing that letter or number.
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