Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8)

PART 18 S General

97 Interpretation S

(1) In this Act—

• “the 1980 Act” means the Education (Scotland) Act 1980,

• “the 1995 Act” means the Children (Scotland) Act 1995,

• “child” means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years,

• “health board” means a board constituted under section 2(1)(a) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

(2) References in this Act to a child being or becoming “looked after” are to be construed in accordance with [F1 sections 17(6) and 17A(2)] of the 1995 Act.

(3) The following expressions have the same meaning in this Act as they have in the 1980 Act—

• education authority

• grant-aided school

• independent school

• managers

• nursery class

• primary school

• proprietor

• public school

• pupil

• school age.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 97(2) substituted (28.8.2024) by Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 5), ss. 24(4), 38(3); S.S.I. 2024/211, reg. 2(h) (with reg. 3)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 97 in force at 1.8.2014 by S.S.I. 2014/131, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.