The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Modification of Primary Legislation) Order 2013

Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004

14.—(1) The Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 112(3) (conduct of certain proceedings by Principal Reporter etc.), from “officer” to the end substitute “person employed by the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration to whom there is delegated, under paragraph 10 of schedule 3 to the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1), any function of the Principal Reporter.”.

(3) In section 117 (interpretation of Part 9), for the definition of “parent” substitute—

““parent” means—

(a)

any parent enjoying parental responsibilities or parental rights under Part 1 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995,

(b)

any individual in whom parental responsibilities or parental rights are vested by, under or by virtue of that Act,

(c)

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

(d)

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,”.

(1)

2004 asp 8.