SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9AMENDMENTS

The Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (NI 14)

78.  In Article 2(2) (interpretation)—

(a)in the definition of “parent”, for the words from “the guardian” to “custody” substitute “any person who has parental responsibility for or care”;

(b)after that definition insert the following definition—

“parental responsibility” has the same meaning as in the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;;

(c)in the definition of “personal social services”, for the words from “including” to “Article 72” substitute “(including services provided under the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 or the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995)”.