6. After Article 18A of the Children Order there shall be inserted—
18B.—(1) The Department may by regulations make provision for the issue by an authority of vouchers to a person with parental responsibility for a disabled child.
(2) “Voucher” means a document whereby, if the authority agrees with the person with parental responsibility that it would help him care for the child if the person with parental responsibility had a break from caring, that person may secure the temporary provision of services for the child under Article 18.
(3) The regulations may, in particular, provide—
(a)for the value of a voucher to be expressed in terms of money, or of the delivery of a service for a period of time, or both;
(b)for the person who supplies a service against a voucher, or for the arrangement under which it is supplied, to be approved by the authority;
(c)for a maximum period during which a service (or a service of a prescribed description) can be provided against a voucher.”.