These Regulations may be cited as the Children (Reciprocal Enforcement of Prescribed Orders etc. (England and Wales and Northern Ireland)) (Scotland) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997.

In these Regulations–

• “the Act” means the Children (Scotland) Act 1995;

• “the 1995 Order” means the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 19952;

• “the 1969 Act” means the Children and Young Persons Act 19693;

• “the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 19894;

• “the Northern Ireland 1968 Act” means the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 19685;

• “the 1950 Act” means the Probation Act (Northern Ireland) 19506;

• “authority” means in relation to Northern Ireland a Health and Social Service Board established under article 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 19727;

• “corresponding England and Wales Order” means the order as described in column 2 of Schedule 4 and listed under the number corresponding to the number under which the Scottish supervision requirement or parental responsibilities order is listed in column 1 of that Schedule;

• “corresponding Northern Ireland Order” means the order or alternative orders described in column 2 of Schedule 5 and listed under the number corresponding to the number under which the Scottish supervision requirement or parental responsibilities order is listed in column 1 of that Schedule; and

• “supervision requirement” has the meaning given to that term by section 93(1) of the Act.

In these Regulations, unless the context requires otherwise, any reference to a numbered regulation or Schedule is to the regulation or Schedule in these Regulations bearing that number and any reference in any regulation to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph of that regulation bearing that number.

This regulation and regulations 2 and 4 shall extend to England and Wales.

This regulation and regulations 3 and 5 shall extent to Northern Ireland.