Children and Young Persons Act 1933

107 Interpretation. E+W

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say,—

• [F1 “Approved school” means a school approved by the Secretary of State under section seventy-nine of this Act;]

• [F1 “Approved school order” means an order made by a court sending a F2 . . . person to an approved school;]

• F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• “Chief officer of police” F4 . . . as regards Scotland [F5 means the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland], and as regards Northern Ireland means a district inspector of the Royal Ulster Constabulary;

• “Child” means a person under the age of fourteen years;

• F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• “Guardian”, in relation to a child or young person, includes any person who, in the opinion of the court having cognisance of any case in relation to the child or young person or in which the child or young person is concerned, has for the time being the [F7 care of] the child or young person;

• F8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• F9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• [F10 “Legal guardian”, in relation to a child or young person, means a guardian of a child as defined in the Children Act 1989]

• [F11 “legal representative” means a person who, for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007, is an authorised person in relation to an activity which constitutes the exercise of a right of audience or the conduct of litigation (within the meaning of that Act);]

• F12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• F13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• “Place of safety” means [F14 a community home provided by a local authority or a controlled community home, any] police station, or any hospital, surgery, or any other suitable place, the occupier of which is willing temporarily to receive a child or young person;

• F15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• “Prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;

• “Public place” includes any public park, garden, sea beach or railway station, and any ground to which the public for the time being have or are permitted to have access, whether on payment or otherwise;

• F16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• “Street” includes any highway and any public bridge, road, lane, footway, square, court, alley or passage, whether a thoroughfare or not;

• [F17 “young person” means a person who has attained the age of fourteen and is under the age of eighteen years.]

(2) F18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) References in this Act to any enactment or to any provision in any enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to that enactment or provision as amended by any subsequent enactment including this Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 Definitions repealed (prosp.) by Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54), s. 73(2), Sch. 6

F2 Words repealed by Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37), s. 64, Sch. 5

F3 Definitions in s. 107(1) repealed (E.W.) (14. 10. 1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(6)(7), Sch. 15 ( with Sch. 14 para. 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2).

F4 Words in s. 107(1), in the definition of "Chief officer of police" repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 16, ss. 103, 104(1), Sch. 9 Pt.I

F5 Words in s. 107(1) substituted (S.) (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/119), art. 1, sch. 1 para. 4

F6 Definition repealed (1.4.1981) by Child Care Act 1980 (c. 5), s. 89, Sch. 6

F7 Words in s. 107(1) substituted (E.W.) (14. 10. 1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(5)(6), Sch. 13 para. 7(a),( with Sch. 14 para. 1(1)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2).

F8 Definition repealed by Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37), s. 64, Sch. 5

F9 S. 107: definition of "intoxicating liquor" repealed (24.11.2005) by Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17), ss. 198, 199, 201, Sch. 6 para. 15, Sch. 7 (with ss. 2(3), 15(2), 195); S.I. 2005/3056, art. 2(2)

F10 Definition in s. 107(1) substituted (E.W.) (14. 10. 1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(5)(6), Sch. 13 para. 7(b) ( with Sch. 14 para. 1(1)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2).

F11 S. 107: definition of "legal representative" inserted (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 208, 211, Sch. 21 para. 20 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(h) (with art. 9)

F12 Definitions repealed by Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54), Sch. 6 and spent

F13 Definition repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c.12), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIII

F14 Words substituted by Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54), Sch. 5 para. 12(2)

F15 Definitions repealed by National Assistance Act 1948 (c. 29), s. 62, Sch. 7 Pt. III and Police Act 1964 (c. 48), s. 64, Sch. 10 Pt. I

F16 Definition repealed by Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54), Sch. 6

F17 Definition in s. 107(1) substituted (E.W.) (1.10.1992 except to the extent that it would otherwise apply to s. 34 of this Act as mentioned in art. 2(4) of S.I. 1992/333) by Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53, SIF 39:1), ss. 68, 101(1), Sch. 8 para. 1(3), Sch. 12 para. 22(1); S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2)(4), Sch. 2.

F18 S. 107(2) repealed by Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54), s. 72, Sch. 6

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Definition of “Chief officer of police”amended by S. R. & O. (N.I.) 1970 No. 111, reg. 6(b)