Section 19 Responsible authority: generalI1

(1)

For the purposes of this Chapter the “responsible authority”, in relation to a young carer, is—

(a)

where the young carer is a pre-school child, the health board for the area in which the child resides,

(b)

where the young carer is not a pre-school child, the local authority for the area in which the child resides.

(2)

Subsection (1) is subject to section 20.

(3)

In this section and section 20 “pre-school child” has the meaning given by section 36(3) of the 2014 Act.

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