(1)  In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears –

accepted applicant means a person named in a suitability application that is accepted by the Secretary or principal officer under regulation 15(1) ;

Act means the Adoption Act 1988 ;

assessment report means an assessment report on an accepted applicant prepared under regulation 17 ;

district registrar means a person appointed or authorised as a district registrar under section 16A of the Magistrates Court Act 1987 ;

prospective adoptive parent means an accepted applicant approved by the Secretary or a principal officer as a prospective adoptive parent under regulation 19(1)(a) ;

register of accepted applicants means the register of the names of accepted applicants kept by the Secretary or a principal officer under regulation 16;

report writer has the meaning given by regulation 17 ;

suitability application means an application for assessment of the suitability of a person to adopt a child made under regulation 13 or 14 .

(2)  In these regulations, a reference to a form by number is a reference to the form of that number in Schedule 1 .