Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations–

• “the Act” means the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007;

• “adoption allowance” means an allowance payable in accordance with regulations 10 to 16;

• “adoptive child” means–

  1. (a)

     a child who has been adopted or in respect of whom an applicant has given notice of their intention to adopt under section 18 of the Act; or

  2. (b)

     a child whom an adoption agency has matched with a prospective adopter or placed for adoption;

• “adoptive parent” means–

  1. (a)

     a person who has adopted a child or has given notice of their intention to adopt under section 18 of the Act; or

  2. (b)

     a person with whom an adoption agency has matched a child or has placed a child for adoption;

• “foster carer” has the same meaning as in the Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009^f1;

• “income support” means income support under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f2;

• “jobseeker’s allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995^f3; and

• “kinship carer” has the same meaning as in the Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009;