Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Scheme shall be known as the Tax Credits (Approval of Home Child Care Providers) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2006.
2
In this Scheme—
“the Children Order” means the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 19952;
“the Department” means the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety;
“approval criteria” has the meaning given to it in Article 6;
“child” has the meaning attributed to it by the Child Tax Credit Regulations 20023;
“HSS Trust” means a Health and Social Services Trust established under Article 10(1) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 19914 within whose operational area the home child care provider resides;
“operational area” in relation to an HSS Trust has the meaning given in Article 2(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 19725;
“parent” includes a person who—
- a
has parental responsibility for a child;
- b
is an authority foster parent in relation to a child;
- c
is a foster parent with whom a child has been placed by a voluntary organisation; or
- d
fosters a child privately;
- a
“parental responsibility”, “authority foster parent”, “fosters a child privately” and “voluntary organisation” have the respective meanings given to them by Article 2(2) of the Children Order;
“qualifying child care” has the meaning given to it in article 4;
“relative” in relation to a child means a grand-parent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt (whether of the full blood or half blood or by affinity) or a step-parent;
“relevant first-aid certificate” means a certificate in respect of a course of first-aid training—
- a
which is suitable to the care of babies and children;
- b
which includes training in the following areas: dealing with emergencies; resuscitation; shock; choking; anaphylactic shock; and
- c
which has been undertaken by the applicant not more than three years before the date upon which the application for approval is made;
- a
“home child care provider” means a person approved under this scheme.
3
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19546 shall apply to this Scheme as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.