Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations–

• “the Act” means the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007;

• “the 1995 Act” means the Children (Scotland) Act 1995^f1;

• “adoption panel” means an adoption panel established under regulation 3;

• “legal adviser” means a member of the adoption panel appointed under regulation 5(2);

• “medical adviser” means a member of the adoption panel appointed under regulation 5(1);

• “relative” means a grandparent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt of the child (in the cases of a brother, sister, uncle or aunt, whether of the full-blood or half-blood); and includes a spouse or civil partner of any such grandparent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt.