The Local Government (Children) Order 1974

2.—(1) In this order unless the context otherwise requires:—

“specified date” means 1st April 1974;

“person” shall include “child” and “ward of court”;

“dissolved authority” means the council of any county or county borough in England or Wales dissolved by section 1(10) or 20(6) of the Local Government Act 1972;

“successor authority” means the council of any non-metropolitan county or the council of any metropolitan district, or in Wales the council of a county, existing on and after the specified date.

“supervision order” means,

(i)

in respect of such an order referred to in the table in article 3 of this order, an order made under the enactment specified in column 2 of the table opposite the relevant entry in column 3 of that table,

(ii)

in respect of such an order referred to in article 9(2) of this order an order made under any enactment mentioned in column 2 of the table in article 3 of this order opposite items 4 or 12 thereof;

“Wales” means the area consisting of the counties established by section 20 of the Local Government Act 1972 (new local government areas in Wales), and “England” does not include any area included in any of those counties.

(2) In this order, unless the context otherwise requires, references to an enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended extended or applied by or under any other enactment.

(3) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of this order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.