Point in time view as at 01/11/2022.
Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011, Section 201 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 17 July 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)In this Act, “relevant local authority”, in relation to a child, means—
(a)the local authority in whose area the child predominantly resides, or
(b)where the child does not predominantly reside in the area of a particular local authority, the local authority with whose area the child has the closest connection.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), no account is to be taken of—
(a)any period of residence in a residential establishment,
(b)any other period of residence, or residence in any other place, prescribed by the Scottish Ministers by regulations.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), no account is to be taken of—
(a)any connection with an area that relates to a period of residence in a residential establishment,
(b)any other connection prescribed by the Scottish Ministers by regulations.
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