# Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025, Section 9: Adult carer support plan

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(1) The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 is modified as follows.
(2) After section 6(5) (duty to prepare adult carer support plan) insert—
“(5A) The Scottish Ministers must by regulations prescribe timescales for the preparation of adult carer support plans.”.
(3) Section 7 is repealed.
(4) In section 41(1) (interpretation), the definition of “terminally ill” is repealed.
(5) In section 42(2) (regulations), paragraph (b) is repealed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/9/section/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/care-reform-scotland-act-2025/section-9
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