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 section 17(6) 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.

Commencement Information

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