SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9AMENDMENTS

The Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (c. 34)

53.  In section 180(1) (interpretation)—

(a)after the definition of “the Act of 1950” insert the following definition—

“Board” means a Health and Social Services Board;;

(b)for the definition of “child” substitute the following definitions—

“child” means a person under the age of fourteen;

Children Order” means the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;;

(c)in the definition of “guardian”, for “charge of or control over” substitute “care of”;

(d)for the definition of “HSS home” and “HSS trust” substitute the following definition—

“HSS trust” means a Health and Social Services trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;;

(e)in the definition of “legal guardian”, for the words from “a person” to “his guardian” substitute “a guardian of a child as defined in the Children Order”;

(f)for the definition of “parental rights order” substitute the following definition—

“parental responsibility” has the same meaning as in the Children Order;;

(g)after the definition of “remand home” insert the following definition—

“responsibility” shall be construed in accordance with section 36;.