# The Adoption Support Services and Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 2009, 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–
(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
(b) a child whom an adoption agency has matched with a prospective adopter or placed for adoption;
“adoptive parent” means–
(a) a person who has adopted a child or has given notice of their intention to adopt under section 18 of the Act; or
(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;
“income support” means income support under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;
“jobseeker’s allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995; and
“kinship carer” has the same meaning as in the Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009;

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/152/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-support-services-and-allowances-scotland-regulations-2009/regulation-2
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