Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 56)

Subject to section 2, a child is a foster child for the purposes of this Act if [ F1 (a) he is ] below the upper limit of the compulsory school age, and (b) his care is undertaken F2 . . . by a person who is not a relative or guardian of his. F2 . . .. Textual Amendments F1 Words in s. 1 substituted (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20) ,s. 108(4)(6), Sch. 12 para. 41(a), Sch. 14 para. 1(1); S.I.1991/828 , art. 3(2) F2 Words in s. 1 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20) , s. 108(4)(6)(7) , Sch. 12 para. 41(b) , Sch. 14 para. 27(4) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1991/828 , art. 3(2)

(1) A child is not a foster child while he is [ F3 being looked after by a local authority ] or is boarded out by an education authority. (2) A child is not a foster child while he is in the care of any person— (a) in premises in which any parent, adult relative or guardian of his is for the time being residing; (b) in any residential establishment; (c) in any school within the meaning of the M1 Education (Scotland) Act 1980; (d) in any hospital or in any [ F4 accommodation provided by a care home service registered under [ F5 Part 5 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 ] ] ; (e) in any home or institution not specified in this section but maintained by a public or local authority; or [ F6 (f) if he has been in that person’s care for a period of less than 28 days and that person does not intend to undertake his care for any longer period. ] (3) A child is not a foster child while he is in the care of any person in compliance with a supervision order within the meaning of the M2 Children and Young Persons Act 1969 or a supervision requirement F7 . . . or a [ F8 community payback order under section 227A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.46) ] . (4) A child is not a foster child while he is liable to be detained [ F9 under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. ] (5) A child is not a foster child— (a) while he is placed in the care F10 ... of a person who proposes to adopt him under arrangements made by an adoption agency within the meaning of section 1 of the M3 Adoption Act 1976 or [ F11 section 119(1) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4) ] F12 . . . (b) F12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ F13 (6) The reference in subsection (1) above to a child being looked after by a local authority shall be construed as if it were a reference to which section 17(6) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 applies. ] Textual Amendments F3 Words in s. 2(1) substituted (1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 36 , s. 105(4) , Sch. 4 para. 35(2)(a) ; S.I. 1996/3201 , art. 3(7) (as amended by S.I. 1997/744 , arts. 2 , 3 ) F4 Words in s. 2(2)(d) substituted (1.4.2002) by 2001 asp 8 , s. 79 , Sch. 3 para. 12(2) ; S.S.I. 2002/162 arts. 2(f)(h) (subject to arts. 3-13) F5 Words in s. 2(2)(d) substituted (1.4.2011) by The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/211) , art. 1 , Sch. 1 para. 5(a) F6 S. 2(2)( f ) substituted (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20) , s. 108(4)(6) , Sch. 12 para. 42 , Sch. 14 para. 1(1) ; S.I. 1991/828 , art. 3(2) F7 Words in s. 2(3) repealed (1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 36 , s. 105(4)(5) , Sch. 4 para. 35(2)(b) , Sch. 5 ; S.I. 1996/3201 , art. 3(7) (as amended by S.I. 1997/744 , arts. 2 , 3 ) F8 Words in s. 2(3) substituted (13.12.2010) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13) , s. 206(1) , Sch. 2 para. 36 ; S.S.I. 2010/413 , art. 2 , Sch. (with art. 3 (1) ) F9 Words in s. 2(4) substituted (27.9.2005) by Mental Health (Care and Treatment0 (Scotland) Act 2003 (Modification of Enactments) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/465) , art. 1 , Sch. 1 para. 16(2) F10 Words in s. 2(5)(a) repealed (28.9.2009) by Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4) , s. 121(2) , Sch. 3 ; S.S.I. 2009/267 , arts. 1(2) , 2 (with arts. 3-21 ) (as amended (7.5.2012) by S.S.I. 2012/99 , art. 2) F11 Words in s. 2(5)(a) substituted (28.9.2009) by Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4) , s. 121(2) , Sch. 2 para. 3 ; S.S.I. 2009/267 , arts. 1(2) , 2 (with arts. 3-21 ) (as amended (7.5.2012) by S.S.I. 2012/99 , art. 2) F12 S. 2(5)(b) and words immediately preceeding it repealed (1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 36 , s. 105(4)(5) , Sch. 4 para. 35(2)(c) , Sch. 5 ; S.I. 1996/3201 , art. 3(7) (as amended by S.I. 1997/744 , arts. 2 , 3 ) F13 S. 2(6) added (1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 36 , s. 105(4) , Sch. 4 para. 35(2)(d) ; S.I. 1996/3201 , art. 3(7) (as amended by S.I. 1997/744 , arts. 2 , 3 ) Modifications etc. (not altering text) C3 S. 2(5)(a) modified (1.11.1994) by S.I. 1994/2804 , reg. 3 , Sch. 2 para. 3 C4 S. 2(5)(a) modified (6.4.2010) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/985) , regs. 1(1) , 5 , Schs. 4 C5 S. 2(5)(a) modified (21.12.2018) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1412) , reg. 1(2) , Sch. 4 para. 12 Marginal Citations M1 1980 c. 44 . M2 1969 c. 54 . M3 1976 c. 36 .