parental responsibility

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“parental responsibility”

(a)           in England Wales, has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989;

(b)           in Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as in the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 ( S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2));

(c) and “parental responsibilities” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36).