In section 2(5)(a) of the Foster Children (Scotland) Act 198450 (exceptions to section 1) the reference to a child placed in the care of a person who proposes to adopt the child under arrangements made by an adoption agency within the meaning of the provisions mentioned in that paragraph is to be read as including a reference to a child being in the care of a person or persons who propose to apply for a parental order under section 54 or section 54A of the 2008 Act in respect of that child.