# The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Child Protection Emergency Measures) Regulations 2012, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011;
“applicant” means the person who applied to a justice of the peace for an order in respect of a child under section 55(1) (application to justice of the peace) of the Act; and
“specified person” means a person specified in an order made under section 55 of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/334/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-hearings-scotland-act-2011-child-protection-emergency-measures-regulations-2012/regulation-2
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