# The Children (Leaving Care) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Children (Leaving Care) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2005.
(2) In these Regulations –
“the Order” means the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;
“placement” means the provision of accommodation and maintenance by an authority for a child it is looking after by any of the means specified in Article 27(2)(a) to (d) or (f) of the Order;
“primary medical services” has the same meaning as in Article 2 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;
“responsible authority” –
(a) in relation to an eligible child, means the authority looking after him; and
(b) in relation to a relevant child or a former relevant child, has the meaning given to it by Article 34B(4) of the Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/221/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-leaving-care-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-1
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