Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 2002 Act” (“Deddf 2002”) means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;

• “the applicant” (“y ceisydd”) means an adopted person or a relative of an adopted person who makes an application under regulation 5;

• “the appropriate adoption agency” (“yr asiantaeth fabwysiadu briodol”) has the same meaning as in section 65(1) of the 2002 Act;

• “identifying information” (“gwybodaeth adnabod”) has the meaning given in regulation 7;

• “intermediary service” (“gwasanaeth cyfryngol”) and “intermediary agency” (“asiantaeth gyfryngol”) have the meanings given in regulation 4;

• “registered adoption support agency” (“asiantaeth cymorth mabwysiadu cofrestredig”) means an adoption support agency in respect of which a person is registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000^f1;

• “relative” (“perthynas”) in relation to an adopted person has the same meaning as in section 98 of the 2002 Act;

• “subject” (“gwrthrych”) in relation to an application under these Regulations means a person with whom the applicant seeks contact.