# The Emergency Child Protection Measures (Scotland) Regulations 1996, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–
“the Act” means the Children (Scotland) Act 1995;
“applicant” means the person or the local authority who applied to a justice of the peace for an authorisation under subsection (1) or, as the case may be, subsection (2), of section 61 of the Act;
“place of safety” has the meaning given to that term in section 93(1) of the Act;
“Principal Reporter” has the meaning given to that term in section 93(1) of the Act; and
“relevant person” in relation to a child has the meaning given to that term in section 93(2)(b) of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3258/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/emergency-child-protection-measures-scotland-regulations-1996/regulation-2
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