# The Local Government (Transfer of Children’s Hearings Cases) (Scotland) Order 1996, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order, except where the context otherwise requires—
“the 1968 Act” means the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;
“the 1994 Act” means the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
“children’s hearing” has the same meaning as in Part III of the 1968 Act;
“existing authority” means any local authority within the meaning of section 1(2) of the 1968 Act;
“new authority” means a council constituted by section 2 of the 1994 Act;
“the Principal Reporter” has the same meaning as in section 127 of the 1994 Act;
“the specified date” means 1st April 1996.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/492/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-transfer-of-childrens-hearings-cases-scotland-order-1996/article-2
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