# The Children’s Legal Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 2013, Regulation 2: Interpretation

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(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986;
“the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;
“the 2011 Act” means the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011;
“the 2021 Act” means the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021;
“the 2022 Act” means the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022;
“the 2023 Act” means the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2023;
“additional payment” means a payment within the meaning given in section 9(1) (interpretation) of the 2022 Act or that given in section 10(1) (interpretation) of the 2023 Act;
“the 2019 Act” means the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019,
“assisted person” means a person who is or has been in receipt of children’s legal aidin the proceedings or hearings in question;
“care leaver payment” means care experience assistance paid by virtue of regulations made under section 93A(1) of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018;
“carer support ...” means carer’s assistance given in accordance with the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023,
“child”—
(a)in relation to proceedings under the 2011 Act has the meaning given in section 199 of that Act,
(b)in relation to proceedings under the 2019 Act has the meaning given in section 80 of that Act,
“children’s hearing” has the meaning given in section 5 of the 2011 Act;
“Grenfell Tower payment” means any payment made to a person by way of compensation, damages or legal expenses in connection with the Grenfell Tower fire of 14 June 2017, including under any settlement arrived at to prevent or bring legal proceedings to an end,
“human trafficking or exploitation victim payment” means any payment by way of support or assistance provided under section 9 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 or under regulations made under section 10 of that Act, or any payment made by way of support provided under a Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract,
“Infected Blood Compensation Scheme” means the scheme made by the Secretary of State or the Minister for the Cabinet Office in exercise of powers conferred by section 49 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024,
“redress scheme” has the meaning given in section 2 of the 2021 Act;
“relevant payment” means any payment described in section 42(2) (deduction of previous payment from redress payment) read with section 42(3) and (7) as adjusted in accordance with sections 42(5) and 43 of the 2021 Act;
“interested person”, in relation to proceedings relating to an application for an order under section 34 (application for order authorising search in relation to child under 12), 42 (application for child interview order) or 61 (application for order authorising taking of prints and samples from child) of the 2019 Act means any other person the sheriff considers to have an interest in the application,
“miscarriage of justice payment” means any payment made by the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers or the Department of Justice (Northern Ireland) for the purpose of compensating a person for a miscarriage of justice,
“parent”, in respect of proceedings under Part 4 of the 2019 Act has the meaning given in section 76 of that Act,
“relevant person” has the meaning given in section 200 of the 2011 Act, and includes a person deemed to be a relevant person by virtue of section 81(3), 160(4)(b) or 164(3)(a) of that Act; ...
“safeguarder” means a safeguarder appointed to a child under section 30 or 31 of the 2011 Act;
“Scottish child payment” means any payment under Part 3 of the Scottish Child Payment Regulations 2020;
“Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme” means the scheme of that name made by the Scottish Ministers in exercise of powers conferred by section 28 of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005;”,
“social fund winter fuel payment” means the winter fuel payment paid by virtue of the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2000;
“Windrush Compensation Scheme” means the scheme of that name set out in the Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Act 2020; and
“Windrush connected payment” means a payment where—
(a)an individual has made a claim under the Windrush Compensation Scheme,
(b)a request included in that claim has been referred by the Home Office to another person, and
(c)the payment is made to the individual by that other person as a result of that referral.
(2) In these Regulations, any reference to the applicant or the assisted person includes, unless otherwise provided, the safeguarder or other representative (other than a solicitor) of the applicant or assisted person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/200/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-legal-assistance-scotland-regulations-2013/regulation-2
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