Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 9)

PART 1 S KEY DEFINITIONS

“Carer”, “young carer” and “adult carer” S

2 Meaning of “young carer” S

In this Act “young carer” means a carer who—

(a) is under 18 years old, or

(b) has attained the age of 18 years while a pupil at a school, and has since attaining that age remained a pupil at that or another school.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 2 in force at 1.10.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/152, reg. 3, sch.