6. After paragraph (8) of regulation 16 of the principal regulations (children in detention, care etc.) there shall be added the following two paragraphs—
“(9) Paragraph (6) shall not apply in respect of any child in the care of a local authority who has been placed for adoption in the home of a person proposing to adopt him, provided that a local authority is making a payment in respect of either the child’s accommodation or maintenance or both, under section 21 of the Child Care Act 1980 or section 21 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.
(10) For the purposes of paragraph (9), placing for adoption means placing for adoption in accordance with the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983(1) or the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 1984(2).”.