# The Emergency Child Protection Measures (Scotland) Regulations 1996, Regulation 12: Duties where child subject to emergency protection measures


In regulations 13 to 16 below–
“emergency protection measures” in relation to a child means–
(a) further to the grant of an authorisation by a justice of the peace under subsection (1) or (2) of section 61 of the Act, the prevention of the removal of the child by any person from a place where he is then being accommodated or, as the case may be, the removal of the child to a place of safety and keeping him there until the expiry of the authorisation; and
(b) the removal of a child to a place of safety by a constable under section 61(5) of the Act, and keeping him there;
“specified person” means–
(a) where an authorisation has been granted by a justice of the peace under subsection (1) or (2) of section 61 of the Act, the applicant for such authorisation; and
(b) where a child has been removed to a place of safety by a constable under section 61(5) of the Act, a constable keeping him in such a place.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3258/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/emergency-child-protection-measures-scotland-regulations-1996/regulation-12
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