{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-persons-scotland-act-1937/section-37",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-persons-scotland-act-1937/section-37.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Edw8and1Geo6/1/37",
  "legislation_title": "Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-persons-scotland-act-1937",
  "path": "section/37",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "37",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part III.",
  "text": "For the purposes of the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act and of any byelaws or regulations made thereunder—\n(a) The expression “child” means a person who is not for the purposes of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 over school age;\n(b) The expression “performance of a dangerous nature” includes all acrobatic performances and all performances as a contortionist;\n(c) The expression “street trading” includes the hawking of newspapers, matches, flowers and other articles, playing, singing or performing for profit, shoe-blacking and other like occupations carried on in streets or public places;\n(d) Any reference to a day on which a child is under obligation to attend school shall be construed as a reference to a day upon which a meeting of the school he is attending is held;\n(e) A person who assists in a trade or occupation carried on for profit shall be deemed to be be employed notwithstanding that he receives no reward for his labour; and\n(f) A chorister taking part in a religious service or in a choir practice for a religious service shall not, whether he receives any reward or not, be deemed to be employed;\n(g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 37 inserted (29.4.2026 for specified purposes) by Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (c. 21), ss. 29(6), 78(1)(a)(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 37(a) inserted by Employment Act 1989 (c. 38, SIF 43:1), s. 10(2), Sch. 3 Pt. III para. 13"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 37(d) substituted by Education (Scotland) Act 1949 (c. 19), Sch. Pt. II (which was repealed by Education (Scotland) Act 1962 (c. 47), Sch. 8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 37(g) repealed by Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37), s. 64, Sch. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1980 c.44 (41:2)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw8and1Geo6/1/37/section/37",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:34:22.741659+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}