SCHEDULE 1REGULATED SERVICES: DEFINITIONS
Adoption services
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An “adoption service” is a service provided in Wales by—
a
an adoption society within the meaning of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c.38) which is a voluntary organisation within the meaning of that Act F1(but see section 2(4) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38) (no application for registration to be made under Part 1 of this Act if an adoption society is an unincorporated body)), or
b
an adoption support agency within the meaning given by section 8 of that Act.