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10.—(1) Regulation 3 (interpretation) is modified as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a)for the definition of “A” substitute—
““A”, in relation to C, means the person by whom C has been or is to be adopted, or, in a case where two people have adopted C jointly, whichever of them has elected to be the adopter for the purposes of the Parental and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002;”;
(b)for the definition of “AP” substitute—
““AP” means the person who at the date on which C enters Great Britain is married to, or the civil partner or the partner of, A;”; and
(c)insert the following definitions in the appropriate places alphabetically—
““enter Great Britain” means enter Great Britain from outside the United Kingdom in connection with or for the purposes of adoption;
“official notification” means written notification, issued by or on behalf of the relevant central authority, that it is prepared to issue a certificate to the overseas authority concerned with the adoption of C, or that it has issued a certificate and sent it to that authority, confirming, in either case, that A is eligible to adopt, and has been assessed and approved as being a suitable adoptive parent;
“relevant central authority” means—
where Part 3 of the Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005(1) applies to A and A is habitually resident in Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
where the Adoptions with a Foreign Element (Scotland) Regulations 2009(2) apply to A and A is habitually resident in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers; and
in any other case, the Secretary of State.”.
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