Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017

14 Interpretation

(1) In this Act—

• “2030 targets” has the meaning given by section 1(2),

• “child” means—

  (a)

  a person under the age of 16, or

  (b)

  a person who is a qualifying young person for the purposes of Part 9 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992,

• “interim targets” has the meaning given by section 2(2),

• “parent” includes an individual with whom a child resides and who has care of the child,

• “protected characteristics” means the characteristics listed in section 149(7) of the Equality Act 2010.

(2) In sections 9, 10 and 13, a reference to “child poverty targets”, in relation to a plan or a report, is a reference to—

(a) the interim targets and the 2030 targets, to the extent that the plan or report relates to a period ending on or before 31 March 2024,

(b) the 2030 targets, to the extent that the plan or report relates to a period beginning on or after 1 April 2024.