In this Part—

• “decision-maker” means a person who conducts an age assessment under section 50 or 51;

• “designated person” means an official of the Secretary of State who is designated by the Secretary of State to conduct age assessments under section 50 or 51;

• “immigration functions” means functions exercisable by virtue of the Immigration Acts;

• “immigration officer” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971;

• “local authority”—

  1. a

     in relation to England and Wales, means a local authority within the meaning of the Children Act 1989 (see section 105(1) of that Act),

  2. b

     in relation to Scotland, means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, and

  3. c

     in relation to Northern Ireland, means a Health and Social Care trust established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1));

• “public authority” means a public authority within the meaning of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, other than a court or tribunal;

• “specified scientific method” means a method used for assessing a person’s age which is specified in regulations under section 52(1).

In subsection (3)—

• “corresponding function” means a function that corresponds to a function conferred on a local authority in England by or under Part 3, 4 or 5 of the Children Act 1989;

• “statutory provision” means a provision made by or under—

  1. a

     an Act,

  2. b

     an Act of the Scottish Parliament,

  3. c

     an Act or Measure of Senedd Cymru, or

  4. d

     Northern Ireland legislation.

In section 94 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (support for asylum-seekers: interpretation), for subsection (7) substitute—