Section 9 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 Act provides that regulations may make provision for any purpose relating to (a) the exercise by local authorities or voluntary adoption agencies of their functions in relation to adoption, or (b) the exercise by adoption support agencies of their functions in relation to adoption. The power to make regulations under section 9 is not limited by the specific powers in sections 10 to 12, 45, 54 and 56 to 65 and 98 nor by any other powers exercisable in respect of local authorities.