Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 9)

PART 1 KEY DEFINITIONS

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

2 Meaning of “young carer”

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.