“compatibility question” has the meaning given in section 31,

“incompatibility declarator” has the meaning given in section 26(2),

“public authority” has the meaning given in section 6(5) and (8),

“remedial regulations” has the meaning given in section 39(1),

“strike down declarator” has the meaning given in section 25(2),

“Supreme Court” means the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom,

“the Convention” has the meaning given in section 1(1),

“the first optional protocol” has the meaning given in section 1(1),

“the second optional protocol” has the meaning given in section 1(1),

“the UNCRC requirements” has the meaning given in section 1(2),

“UNCRC compatibility issue” has the meaning given in section 288AB(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.