Regulation 35 Amendment of the Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005

After regulation 4 of the Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005^f1 (meaning of “intermediary service” and “intermediary agency”) insert—

“Adoption support agencies that were formerly adoption agencies

4A.

Where, by virtue of regulation 16(2A) of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983^f2, an adoption support agency keeps the information in relation to the adoption of a person adopted before 30th December 2005, any reference in these Regulations to the appropriate adoption agency in relation to that person shall be taken to be a reference to that adoption support agency.”.