# The Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005, Regulation 2A: Prescribed relationship


For the purposes of section 98(1A) of the Act, a prescribed relationship is a relationship whereby a person (who is not a relative of the adopted person) is related to an adopted person—
(a) by blood (including half-blood), marriage or civil partnership; or
(b) by virtue of the adopted person’s adoption.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/890/regulation/2A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-information-and-intermediary-services-pre-commencement-adoptions-regulations-2005/regulation-2A
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