Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004, Section 117 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
In this Part—
“child” means a person who is under the age of 16 years;
[F1“parent” means—
any parent enjoying parental responsibilities or parental rights under Part 1 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995,
any individual in whom parental responsibilities or parental rights are vested by, under or by virtue of that Act,
any individual in whom parental responsibilities or parental rights are vested by, under or by virtue of a permanence order (as defined in section 80(2) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007), and
any individual who appears to be an individual who ordinarily (and other than by reason only of the individual’s employment) has charge of, or control over, the child,]
“parenting order” has the meaning given by section 103(1).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 117 substituted (24.6.2013) by The Childrens Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Modification of Primary Legislation) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/211), art. 1, sch. 1 para. 14(3)
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