In these Regulations—

• “the Act” (“ y Ddeddf”) means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;

• “the Agencies Regulations” (“Rheoliadau'r Asiantaethau”) means the Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 20052;

• “the Foreign Element Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Elfen Dramor”) means the Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 20053; and

• “relevant foreign authority” (“awdurdod tramor perthnasol”) means a person, outside the British Islands, performing functions in the country in which the child is, or in which the prospective adopter is, habitually resident, which correspond to the functions of an adoption agency as defined by s2(1) of the Act or to the functions of the Secretary of State in respect of adoptions with a foreign element.