Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 1975 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975;

• “appropriate local authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 413(3) of the 1975 Act;

• “child” has the meaning assigned to it by section 462 of the 1975 Act;

• “managers” means

  1. (a)

     in the case of a voluntary organisation, the management committee to whom powers are delegated within the organisation for management of the residential establishment providing secure accommodation;

  2. (b)

     in the case of a local authority, those officers having delegated powers under section 2 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 as read with section 56 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973^f1for the management of the residential establishment providing secure accommodation;

• “residential establishment” has the meaning assigned to it by section 94(1) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968^f2;

• “secure accommodation” means accommodation provided in a residential establishment for the purpose of restricting the liberty of children.

In these Regulations any reference to a numbered regulation shall be construed as a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations.