# Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Rules 1996, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires–
“the Act” means the Children (Scotland) Act 1995;
“the 1978 Act” means the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978;
“the 1994 Act” means the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
“the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995;
“the 1996 Regulations” means the Secure Accommodation (Scotland) Regulations 1996;
“chairman” means the chairman of a children’s hearing;
“child” has the meaning given to that term by section 93(2)(b) of the Act;
“child protection order” has the meaning given to that term by section 57 of the Act;
“children’s hearing” means a children’s hearing as defined in section 39(3) of the Act;
“day” means a period of twenty-four hours commencing at midnight;
“enactment” includes any order, regulation or other instrument made under the Act;
“local authority” means the local authority for the area of the children’s hearing;
“relevant person” has the meaning given to that term by section 93(2)(b) of the Act;
“Principal Reporter” has the meaning given to that term by section 93(1) of the Act;
“representative” has the meaning given to that term by rule 11(3) below;
“safeguarder” means a person appointed by a children’s hearing under section 41(1) of the Act for the purpose of safeguarding the interests of the child in the proceedings;
“Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration” has the meaning given to that term by section 128 of the 1994 Act;
“secure accommodation” means accommodation provided in a residential establishment in accordance with the 1996 regulations for the purpose of restricting the liberty of children.
(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Rules to:
(a) a numbered rule or Form shall be construed as a reference to the rule or Form bearing that number in these Rules; and any reference to a specified paragraph or sub-paragraph shall be construed as a reference to that paragraph or sub-paragraph in the rule in which that reference occurs; and
(b) a Form includes a Form substantially to the same effect as that set out in these Rules with such variation as circumstances may require.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3261/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-hearings-scotland-rules-1996/article-2
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