Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 1st April 2018.

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016;

• “the 2013 Act” means the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013^f1;

• “the 1995 Act” means the Children (Scotland) Act 1995^f2;

• “ACSP” means an adult carer support plan prepared under Part 2 of the Act;

• “the appointed day” is 1st April 2018;

• “carer’s assessment” means an assessment of ability to provide care for an adult made under section 12AA of the Social work (Scotland) Act 1968^f3 or an assessment of ability to provide care for a disabled child made under section 24 of the 1995 Act^f4;

• “services” means services provided under section 22 of the 1995 Act^f5 where a child is in need because of the care which the child provides to another person;

• “support”, other than in regulations 10 and 12, means support provided under section 3(4) of the 2013 Act; and

• “YCS” means a young carer statement prepared under Part 2 of the Act.