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(1)In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the 1968 Act” means the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c.49),
“the 1995 Act” means the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.36),
“adult” means a person who is 18 years of age or over,
“child” means a person who is under 18 years of age,
“community care services” has the meaning given by section 5A of the 1968 Act (except that it does not include a reference to services which a local authority provides, or secures the provision of, under any of the provisions of that Act mentioned in section 1(5)),
“direct payment” has the meaning given by section 4(2),
“options for self-directed support” is to be construed in accordance with section 4(1),
“relevant amount” has the meaning given by section 4(2),
“support” has the meaning given by section 4(2).
(2)In this Act, references to a person’s being ineligible to receive direct payments are to be construed in accordance with section 5(7).
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