Regulation 3 Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

(1)

In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations for the definition of “child” there shall be substituted the following:—

““child” includes a step-child and a child adopted in pursuance of adoption proceedings (and “father” and “mother” shall be construed accordingly) and, notwithstanding the definition in section 135(1) of the Act, includes a person who is over school age but has not attained the age of 20 years at the commencement of any school year of the school;”.

(2)

In paragraph (2) of that regulation—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (d) there shall be inserted after “court” the following:—

“(including any order made in terms of section 47 of the Children Act 1975^f1”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (e) the following words shall be deleted:—

“or to any person who has custody in terms of section 47 of the Children Act 1975” .

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1975 c. 72; section 47 was amended by paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 and by Schedule 2 to the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 9).