# The Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005, Article 155: Interpretation


A reference to an “expert” in this Part—
(a) is a reference to an expert who has been instructed to give or prepare evidence for the purpose of court proceedings; and
(b) does not include—
(i) a person who is within a prescribed description for the purposes of section 94(1) of the Act (persons who may prepare a report for any person about the suitability of a child for adoption or of a person to adopt a child or about the adoption, or placement for adoption, of a child); or
(ii) an officer of the Service or a Welsh family proceedings officer when acting in that capacity.
(Regulation 3 of the Restriction on the Preparation of Adoption Reports Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1711) sets out which persons are within a prescribed description for the purposes of section 94(1) of the Act.)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2795/article/155 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005/article-155
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