Cap. 462 Art. 2Interpretation.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

''child'' means any person who has not attained majority; ''complainant'' means any person who reports, in writing or verbally, an alleged breach of the rights of any child provided that a verbal complaint should always be subsequently put in writing;

''Commissioner'' means the Commissioner for Children appointed under article 3 and includes any officer assigned to assist the Commissioner and authorised by him in that behalf; ''Committee'' means the Social Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives or any other committee substituting the same. ''Minister'' means the Minister responsible for children and family affairs; ''rights of children'' include the rights of children enunciated in the Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 20th November 1989.