Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Children Act 1989;

• “couple” has the same meaning as in section 144(4) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002^f1;

• “Local Health Board” means a Local Health Board established by the National Assembly for Wales under section 16BA of the National Health Service Act 1977^f2;

• “prospective special guardian” means a person—

  1. (a)

     who has given notice to a local authority under section 14A(7) of the Act of his intention to make an application for a special guardianship order in accordance with section 14A(3) of the Act; or

  2. (b)

     in respect of whom a court has requested that a local authority conduct an investigation and prepare a report pursuant to section 14A(9) of the Act;

• “relevant child” means a child in respect of whom—

  1. (a)

     a special guardianship order is in force;

  2. (b)

     a person has given notice to a local authority under section 14A(7) of the Act of his intention to make an application for a special guardianship order in accordance with section 14A(3) of the Act; or

  3. (c)

     a court is considering whether a special guardianship order should be made and has asked a local authority to conduct an investigation and prepare a report pursuant to section 14A(9) of the Act F1;

• “universal credit” means universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.

In any case where—

then, for the purposes of the continued provision of financial support and any review of financial support, these Regulations shall have effect in relation to him as if he were still a child.