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200Meaning of “relevant person”S

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(1)In this Act, “relevant person”, in relation to a child, means—

(a)a parent or guardian having parental responsibilities or parental rights in relation to the child under Part 1 of the 1995 Act,

(b)a person in whom parental responsibilities or parental rights are vested by virtue of section 11(2)(b) of the 1995 Act,

(c)a person having parental responsibilities or parental rights by virtue of section 11(12) of the 1995 Act,

(d)a parent having parental responsibility for the child under Part 1 of the Children Act 1989 (c.41) (“the 1989 Act”),

(e) a person having parental responsibility for the child by virtue of—

(i)section 12(2) of the 1989 Act,

(ii)section 14C of the 1989 Act, or

(iii)section 25(3) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c.38),

(f)a person in whom parental responsibilities or parental rights are vested by virtue of a permanence order (as defined in section 80(2) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4)),

(g)any other person specified by order made by the Scottish Ministers.

(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), a parent does not have parental responsibilities or rights merely by virtue of an order under section 11(2)(d) or (e) of the 1995 Act.

(3)An order made under subsection (1)(g) is subject to the affirmative procedure.

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