Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Police Act 1997 M1;

• F1“adult” means a person who has attained the age of 18;

• “area committee” has the same meaning as in section 18 of the Local Government Act 2000;

• “charity” and “charity trustee” have the same meanings as in the Charities Act 2011;

• F2“childcare” has the meaning given by section 18 of the Childcare Act 2006;

• F3“childcare premises” means any premises on which childcare is provided;

• “childminder agency” has the meaning given by section 98(1) of the Childcare Act 2006;

• “child minding” for the purposes of regulation 5A(g) has the meaning given by F4section 19(2) of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010;

• “day care” for the purposes of regulation 5A(g) has the meaning given by F5section 19(3) of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010;

• “executive”, in relation to a local authority, has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Local Government Act 2000;

• “local authority” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996;

• F6“registered health care professional” has the same meaning as “health care professional” in section 39(1) of the Social Security Act 1998;

• “reprimand” means a reprimand given to a child or young person in accordance with section 65 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 M2;

• F7“social services functions”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a local authority in England, has the same meaning as in the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970, and

  2. (b)

     in relation to a local authority in Wales, has the same meaning as in the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;

• F8“taxi driver licence” means a licence granted under—

  1. (i)

     section 46 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847;

  2. (ii)

     section 8 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869;

  3. (iii)

     section 9 of the Plymouth City Council Act 1975;

  4. (iv)

     section 51 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976; or

  5. (v)

     section 13 of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998;

• “volunteer” means a person engaged in an activity which involves spending time, unpaid (except for travel and other approved out-of-pocket expenses), doing something which aims to benefit some third party other than or in addition to a close relative;

• “warning” means a warning given to a child or young person in accordance with section 65 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.