Amendment of the Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005
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4. After regulation 2 (interpretation) insert—
“Prescribed relationship
2A. For the purposes of section 98(1A) of the Act, a prescribed relationship is a relationship whereby a person (who is not a relative of the adopted person) is related to an adopted person—
(a)by blood (including half-blood), marriage or civil partnership; or
(b)by virtue of the adopted person’s adoption.”.