Part 20General

Interpretation

200Meaning of “relevant person”

1

In this Act, “relevant person”, in relation to a child, means—

a

a parent or guardian having parental responsibilities or parental rights in relation to the child under Part 1 of the 1995 Act,

b

a person in whom parental responsibilities or parental rights are vested by virtue of section 11(2)(b) of the 1995 Act,

c

a person having parental responsibilities or parental rights by virtue of section 11(12) of the 1995 Act,

d

a parent having parental responsibility for the child under Part 1 of the Children Act 1989 (c.41) (“the 1989 Act”),

e

a person having parental responsibility for the child by virtue of—

i

section 12(2) of the 1989 Act,

ii

section 14C of the 1989 Act, or

iii

section 25(3) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c.38),

f

a person in whom parental responsibilities or parental rights are vested by virtue of a permanence order (as defined in section 80(2) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4)),

g

any other person specified by order made by the Scottish Ministers.

2

For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), a parent does not have parental responsibilities or rights merely by virtue of an order under section 11(2)(d) or (e) of the 1995 Act.

3

An order made under subsection (1)(g) is subject to the affirmative procedure.