The Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (International Obligations) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2010

Interpretation E+W+N.I.

2.  In these Regulations—

“Central Authority” has the meaning given by regulation 9(1);

“Contracting State” means a state party to the Convention;

“the Convention” means the Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-Operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children that was signed at The Hague on 19 October 1996(1);

“the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 2201/2003(2) concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility;

“Department of Justice” means the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland;

“local authority” means—

(a)

in relation to England, the council of a county, a metropolitan district, the Council of the Isles of Scilly, a London borough or the Common Council of the City of London, and

(b)

in relation to Wales, the council of a county or a county borough;

“member State” means a member State of the European Union which is bound by the Council Regulation;

“Northern Ireland authority” means an authority within the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(3);

“public authority” means a body whose functions are wholly or mainly of a public nature;

“Welsh family proceedings officer” has the meaning given by section 35 of the Children Act 2004(4).

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 2 in force at 1.11.2012 in accordance with, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

Cm 7727.

(2)

OJ No. L338, 22.12.03, pp.1-29.

(3)

S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2).

(4)

2004, c. 31.