# The Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, Article 27: Meaning of “harm”


(1) For the purposes of Article 26(3) “harm”—
(a) in relation to a person who has reached the age of 18 years, means ill-treatment or the impairment of health, and
(b) in relation to a child, means ill-treatment or the impairment of health or development.
(2) Where the question of whether harm suffered by a child is significant turns on the child’s health or development, his health or development shall be compared with that which could reasonably be expected of a similar child.
(3) In this Article—
“child” means a person under the age of 18 years;
“health” includes physical or mental health; and
“ill-treatment”, in relation to a child, includes sexual abuse and forms of ill-treatment which are not physical.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2003/0110443462/article/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-housing-northern-ireland-order-2003/article-27
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