Article 1 Citation and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 10 Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2005.

In this Order—

• “the 1976 Act” means the Adoption Act 1976^f1;

• “the 2002 Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;

• “the Agencies Regulations 1983” means the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983^f2;

• “the Agencies Regulations 2005” means the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005^f3;

• “the appointed day” means 30th December 2005;

• “the Foreign Element Regulations” means the Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005^f4;

• “the Hague Convention Regulations” means the Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Regulations 2003^f5;

• “the Private Fostering Regulations” means the Children (Private Arrangements for Fostering) Regulations 2005^f6;

• “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f7.

A reference in this Order to “the corresponding Welsh provision” in relation to a provision in regulations that apply only in relation to England, is to the corresponding provision in regulations that apply only in relation to Wales.