The Residential Establishments – Child Care (Scotland) Regulations 1996 No. 3256 (S. 246)

PART II GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO CONDUCT OF RESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENTS

General

3.  This Part of these Regulations shall apply to any residential establishment which provides residential accommodation for children and–

(a) is controlled or managed by a local authority; or

(b) is one in respect of which a person is required to be registered under section 61 of the Act(1); or

(c) is a school which is registered voluntarily in accordance with section 61A of the Act(2).

(1)

Section 61 was amended by section 1 of the Registered Establishments (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 40) and by section 34 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.

(2)

Section 61A was inserted by section 2 of the Registered Establishments (Scotland) Act 1987, and substituted by section 34(3) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.