# The Refuges (Children’s Homes and Foster Placements) Regulations 1991, Regulation 2: Interpretation


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(1) In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires–
“certificate” means a certificate issued under section 51 (refuges for children at risk);
“designated officer” means a police officer for the time being designated for the purpose of these Regulations by the chief officer for the police area within which–
(a) a home which is provided as a refuge in pursuance of section 51(1) is situated, or
(b) a foster parent who provides a refuge in pursuance of section 51(2) lives;
“home” means a registered children’s home or voluntary home;
“responsible person” in relation to a child means–
(a) except where a person has care of the child as mentioned in paragraph (b) below–
(i) a parent of his,
(ii) a person who is not a parent of his, but who has parental responsibility for him, and
(iii) any person who for the time being has care of him not being a person providing a refuge;
(b) any person who for the time being has care of the child by virtue of a care order, emergency protection order or section 46 (removal and accommodation of children by police in cases of emergency) as the case may be.
(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered section is a reference to the section in the Children Act 1989 bearing that number.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1507/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/refuges-childrens-homes-and-foster-placements-regulations-1991/regulation-2
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