[Rev. 2012] Children CAP. 141 “medical practitioner” means a person registered as a medical practitioner under the Medical Practitioners’ and Dentists’ Act (Cap. 253); “Minister” means the Minister for the time being entrusted with the Administration of this Act or such other Minister as may be expressly charged with any special matter which is otherwise dealt with under this Act; “National Council of Non-Governmental Organisations” means the National Council of Non-Governmental Organisations established by section 23 of the Non-Governmental Organisations Co-ordination Act (No. 19 of 1990); “nursery” means any institution or place at which for the time being, five or more children under the age of seven years are received and cared for regularly for reward; “parent” means the mother or father of a child and includes any person who is liable by law to maintain a child or is entitled to his custody; “place of safety” means any institution, hospital or other suitable place the occupier of which is willing to accept the temporary care of a child; “private sector” means the non-public sector of the economy; “rehabilitation school” means a rehabilitation school established under section 47; “relative”, in relation to a child, means any person related to the child, whether of the full blood, half blood or by affinity, and— (a) where an adoption order has been made in respect of the child or any other person under this Act, any person who would be a relative of the child within the meaning of this definition if the adopted person was the child of the adopter born inside marriage; or (b) where the child is born outside marriage and the father has acknowledged paternity and is contributing towards the maintenance of the child, the father of the child within the meaning of this definition if the child was the child of his mother and father born inside marriage; “spouse”, in relation to a wife of a polygamous marriage, means the wife applying for an adoption order either as the sole applicant or jointly with the husband or the wife into whose care a husband applying for an adoption order proposes to give the child. PART II – SAFEGUARDS FOR THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD 3. Realization of the rights of the child The Government shall take steps to the maximum of its available resources with a view to achieving progressively the full realization of the rights of the child set out in this Part. C15 - 13 [Issue 1]