# The Children (Private Arrangements for Fostering) (Wales) Regulations 2006, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations,
“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Children Act 1989;
“appropriate local authority” (“awdurdod lleol priodol”) means—
(i) the local authority within whose area the child is being privately fostered; or
(ii) in the case of a proposal to privately foster a child, the local authority within whose area it is proposed that the child will be privately fostered;
“private foster carer” (“gofalydd maeth preifat”) means a person who fosters a child privately; and
“working day” (“diwrnod gwaith”) means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2006/940/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-private-arrangements-for-fostering-wales-regulations-2006/regulation-2
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