# The Children and Families Act 2014 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2014, Article 2: Citation and Interpretation


(1) In this Order—
“the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989;
“the 2014 Act” means the Children and Families Act 2014;
“a care order” has the same meaning as in the 1989 Act;
“a child arrangements order” means a child arrangements order as defined by section 8(1) of the 1989 Act;
“the commencement date” means the 22nd April 2014;
“a contact order” means a contact order as defined by section 8(1) of the 1989 Act prior to section 12 of the 2014 Act coming into force;
“a court officer” means a member of the court staff;
“residence order” means a residence order as defined by section 8(1) of the 1989 Act prior to section 12 of the 2014 Act coming into force;
“a section 31A plan” means a care plan prepared in accordance with section 31A of the 1989 Act;
“a supervision order” has the same meaning as in the 1989 Act.
(2) For the purposes of this Order, proceedings are issued on the date entered on the application form by the court officer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1042/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-families-act-2014-transitional-provisions-order-2014/article-2
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