Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 9)

PART 2 S ADULT CARER SUPPORT PLANS AND YOUNG CARER STATEMENTS

CHAPTER 2 S YOUNG CARER STATEMENTS

Meaning of responsible authority: young carers S

19 Responsible authority: general S

(1) For the purposes of this Chapter the “responsible authority”, in relation to a young carer, is—

(a) where the young carer is a pre-school child, the health board for the area in which the child resides,

(b) where the young carer is not a pre-school child, the local authority for the area in which the child resides.

(2) Subsection (1) is subject to section 20.

(3) In this section and section 20 “pre-school child” has the meaning given by section 36(3) of the 2014 Act.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 19 in force at 1.4.2018 by S.S.I. 2017/152, reg. 4