Amendment of the Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005
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3. In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a)after the definition of “the Act” insert—
““adopted person” means a person who was adopted before 30th December 2005 and has attained the age of 18 years;”;
(b)for the definition of “applicant” substitute—
““applicant” means a person who makes an application under regulation 5 and is—
(a)
an adopted person;
(b)
a person with a prescribed relationship; or
(c)
a relative of an adopted person;”; and
(c)after the definition of “intermediary agency” and “intermediary service” insert—
““prescribed relationship” has the meaning given in regulation 2A;”.