Regulation 4 Adopted childrenI1

Where a child F1or a qualifying young person has been adopted by two persons jointly, a reference in section 77(2) of the Act or section 77(2) of the Northern Ireland Act to F2the parents of the child or qualifying young person shall be read as a reference to those two persons.

Where a child F3or qualifying young person has been adopted by one person only, the circumstances to be satisfied in section 77(2) of the Act or section 77(2) of the Northern Ireland Act are that that person is dead.