Article 2 Amendment of article 2 of the 1996 Order

Article 2 of the 1996 Order (interpretation) is amended as follows.

After the definition of “the 1971 Act”, insert—

• ““the 1985 Act” means the Housing Act 1985^f1;

• “asylum-seeker” means a person who has made a claim for asylum which—

  1. (a)

     has been recorded by the Secretary of State as having been made; and

  2. (b)

     has not been recorded by the Secretary of State as having been finally determined or abandoned;

• “child in need” has the same meaning as in section 17 of the Children Act 1989^f2 (provision of services for children in need, their families and others);”.

After the definition of “the Convention”, insert—

• ““family” has the same meaning as in section 17 of the Children Act 1989;”.