Rule 2 InterpretationI1

In these Rules—

• “the Act of 1933” means the Children and Young Persons Act 1933^f1;

• “the Act of 1969” means the Children and Young Persons Act 1969^f2;

• “the Act of 1989” means the Children Act 1989^f3;

• F1“the Act of 2000” means the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000;

• “child” means a person under the age of fourteen;

• “court”—

  1. (a)

     in Parts II and IV and, subject to rule 13(2), in Part III, means a youth court, and

  2. (b)

     in rules 26 to 29, means a magistrates' court whether a youth court or not;

• F2“court computer system” means a computer or computer system which is used to assist to discharge and record the business of the court.

• “guardian” has the meaning given in section 107(1) of the Act of 1933;

• “register” means the separate register kept for the youth court pursuant to rule 25 of these Rules; and

• “young person” means a person who has attained the age of fourteen and is under the age of eighteen.

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires, references to a parent in relation to a child or young person are references—

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a rule, Part or Schedule shall be construed as a reference to a rule contained in these Rules, a Part thereof or a Schedule thereto, and any reference in a rule to a paragraph shall be construed as a reference to a paragraph of that rule.