Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations–

• “the 1978 Act” means the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978;

• “the 1996 Regulations” means the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 1996^f1;

• “adoption panel” has the same meaning as in the 1996 Regulations;

• “prospective adopter” means a person habitually resident in the British Islands who at any time brings into the United Kingdom for the purpose of adoption (other than adoption by a parent, guardian or relative) a child who is habitually resident outside those Islands.