Regulation 2 Scope of Regulations

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations shall apply to any placement of a child—

(a)

by an authority under Article 27(2)(a) of the Order;

(b)

by a voluntary organisation under Article 75(1)(a) of the Order (unless it is acting on behalf of an authority).

(2)

These Regulations shall not apply to any placement of a child—

(a)

to which the Placement of Children with Parents etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996^f1 apply;

(b)

if the child is not in the care of an authority^f2, with a parent of his or other person having parental responsibility for him; or

(c)

for adoption pursuant to the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987.

(3)

Where a care order is in force, the application of these Regulations is subject to any directions given by a court (whether before, on or after these Regulations come into operation).

(4)

Nothing in these Regulations shall require the temporary removal of a child from a person with whom he is already living before placement under these Regulations.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 1996 No. 463
f2: See the definition of “care order” in Article 2(2) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and paragraphs 11, 12 and 30 of Schedule 8 to that Order