(1)In this Part—
(a)“a privately fostered child” means a child who is under the age of sixteen and who is cared for, and provided with accommodation by, someone other than—
(i)a parent of his;
(ii)a person who is not a parent of his but who has parental responsibility for him; or
(iii)a relative of his; and
(b)“to foster a child privately” means to look after the child in circumstances in which he is a privately fostered child as defined by this section.
(2)A child is not privately fostered child if the person caring for and accommodating him—
(a)has done so for a period a period of less than 28 days; and
(b)does not intend to do so for any longer period.
(3)Subsection (1) is subject to —
(a)the provisions of section 63; and
(b)the exceptions made by paragraph 1 to 5 of Schedule 8.
(4)In the case of a child who is disabled, subsection (1)(a) shall have effect as if for “sixteen"there were substituted “eighteen".
(5)Schedule 8 shall have effect for the purposes of supplementing the provision made by this Part.
Commencement Information
I1S. 66 wholly in force at 14.10.1991 see s. 108(2)(3) and S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)