# The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2009, Article 1: Citation and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2009.
(2) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007;
“the 1978 Act” means the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978;
“the 1995 Act” means the Children (Scotland) Act 1995;
“the Agencies Regulations 1996” means the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 1996;
“the Agencies Regulations 2009” means the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 2009;
“the appointed day” means 28th September 2009;
“the Foreign Element Regulations” means the Adoptions with a Foreign Element (Scotland) Regulations 2009;
“freeing order” means an order granted under section 18 of the 1978 Act or varied under section 21 of that Act;
“the Hague Convention Regulations” means the Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) (Scotland) Regulations 2003;
“the Overseas Adoption Regulations” means the Adoption of Children from Overseas (Scotland) Regulations 2001;
“parental responsibilities order” has the meaning given by section 86 of the 1995 Act;

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/267/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-scotland-act-2007-commencement-no-4-transitional-and-savings-provisions-order-2009/article-1
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