327.This section defines the meaning of “relevant person” in relation to a child in the Act. A relevant person means:
	a parent or guardian who has parental responsibilities or parental rights in relation to the child under Part 1 of the 1995 Act;
	a person in whom parental responsibilities or parental rights are vested under section 11(2)(b) of the 1995 Act; a person in whom parental responsibilities or parental rights are vested under section 11(12) of the 1995 Act;
	a parent having parental responsibility for the child under Part 1 of the Children Act 1989;
	a person having parental responsibility for the child under other provisions of the 1989 Act or the Adoption and Children Act 2002;
	a person in whom parental responsibilities or parental rights are vested by a permanence order under the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007; or
	any other person specified by order made by the Scottish Ministers.
328.Any such order will be subject to affirmative procedure. Subsection (2) provides that a parent does not have parental responsibilities or rights merely by virtue of contact order or specific issues order made under section 11(2)(d) or (e) of the 1995 Act.
Commentary on Sections Interpretation Section 200 – Meaning of “relevant person”