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'%e Council" meam the Advisory Council established
under this Act;
"fit
person'*
means the Minister, and any person or body,
whether corporate or unincoprate, designated by the
Minister,
%t person order*beansan order committing a child to the
are
of a fit peason;
"guardian", in relation to a child, includes any person who,
in the opinion of the court having cognizance of
any
case
in
relation to the child or in which the child is
concerned, has. for the time being the charge of or
control over the child;
"intoxicating ligu~r"
means
my f m e n t d , distilled or
spidtuous liquor which cannot, .save in certain
specified circutnstances, according to any enactment
for
the
time being in force, be legally ssld without
a
licence;
"juvenile correctional centre9*
has
the meaning assigned to it
by section 2 of the CorrectionsAct;
"juvenile remmd cenbre"has the meaning assigned to it by
s t i o n 2 of the CorrectionsAct;
"place of d e t y " means my place appinted by the Minister
to be a place of d e t y for the purposes of this Act;
''probation and after-care officer"
has
the meaning assigned
to it by section 2 of the Comt ions Act;
"Registryq' means the Children's Registry established under
section
5.
(2)
Where there is a reference in this Act to the best
h tms t s
of a child, the factors to be taken into account in
determining the child's best interests shall include-
(a)
the safety of the child;
(6)
.the child's physical and emotional needs and level of
development;
(c)
the imprtmce of continuity in the child's care;