157.—In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Act of 1908” means the Children Act, 1908;

F145["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;]

F146[“authorised person” means a person authorised by the Minister under section 185;]

“board of management” has the meaning assigned to it by section 164;

F147["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;

F145["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;]

F148[…]

F148[…]

“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;

F146[“staff” does not include teaching staff;]

“supervision in the community” has the meaning assigned to it by section 207.