Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Adoption Allowance Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 14th October 1991.

In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the Act” means the Adoption Act 1976;

• “adopters” means the persons who have adopted or intend to adopt a child or, where there is only one such person, that person;

• “adoption agency” means an approved adoption society or a local authority;

• “adoption panel” means a panel established in accordance with regulation 5 of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983^f1;

• “attendance allowance” means an allowance under section 35 of the Social Security Act 1975^f2;

• “child benefit” means a benefit under section 1 of the Child Benefit Act 1975^f3;

• “fostering allowance” means the amount of money paid by way of maintenance for a child placed with a foster parent pursuant to section 23(2)(a) or section 59(1)(a) of the Children Act 1989 (placement with foster parents and others by local authorities and voluntary organisations);

• “income support” means income support under section 20 of the Social Security Act 1986^f4;

• “mobility allowance” means an allowance under section 37A of the Social Security Act 1975;

• “unemployment benefit” means unemployment benefit under section 14 of the Social Security Act 1975.

In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a numbered regulation is to the regulation in these Regulations bearing that number, and a reference to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph of that regulation bearing that number.