Regulation 3 Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations for the definition of “child” there shall be substituted the following:—

• ““child” includes a step-child and a child adopted in pursuance of adoption proceedings (and “father” and “mother” shall be construed accordingly) and, notwithstanding the definition in section 135(1) of the Act, includes a person who is over school age but has not attained the age of 20 years at the commencement of any school year of the participating school which he attends or proposes to attend in that year;”.

In sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (2) of that regulation there shall be inserted after “court” the following:—

• “including any order made in terms of section 47 of the Children Act 1975^f1”.

For sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (3) of that regulation there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph:—

“(b)

he is in the care of a local authority or a voluntary organisation under any enactment or is subject to a supervision requirement imposed by a children’s hearing under section 44 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968^f2,”.