Children Act 2001
Interpretation (Part 10).
157.—In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—
“Act of 1908” means the Children Act, 1908;
F147["amalgamation date" has the meaning assigned to it by section 163A;
"amalgamation order" has the meaning assigned to it by section 163A;
"amalgamated school" is a children detention school that is formed by the amalgamation of 2 or more children detention schools pursuant to an amalgamation order;
"Appeal Tribunal" shall be construed in accordance with section 201D;
"approved absence" means the absence of a child from a children detention school under section 202, 203, 204, 205 or 207, as the case may be;]
F148[“authorised person” means a person authorised by the Minister under section 185;]
“board of management” has the meaning assigned to it by section 164;
F149["child" means—
(a) a person under the age of 18 years in relation to whom a children detention order is in force,
(b) a person of 18 years or over in relation to whom a children detention order is in force and in relation to whom the Director of a children detention school has made a determination under section 155(5) that is in force, or
(c) for the purposes of any provision of this Part that applies to a person remanded under section 88 to a remand centre situated in a children detention school, a person who has been so remanded.]
“Director” means a person appointed under section 180 as Director of a children detention school or, as the case may be, of more than one such school;
F147["disciplinary breach" has the meaning assigned to it by section 201;
"Inspector" has the meaning assigned to it by section 186A;
"Minister" means the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs;]
F150[…]
F150[…]
“responsible person”, in relation to a child, means a relative of the child or a person in whose care the child is placed under this Act;
F148[“staff” does not include teaching staff;]
“supervision in the community” has the meaning assigned to it by section 207.
Annotations
Amendments:
F147
Inserted (1.12.2015) by Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (30/2015), s. 12(a), S.I. No. 539 of 2015.
F148
Inserted (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26/2006), s. 145(a), S.I. No. 65 of 2007.
F149
Substituted (1.12.2015) by Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (30/2015), s. 12(b), S.I. No. 539 of 2015.
F150
Deleted (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26/2006), s. 145(b), S.I. No. 65 of 2007.