PART 1GENERAL

Interpretation

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.