61(1)In section 16 of that Act (interpretation) in the definition of “disabled person", in paragraph (a) for the words from “means" to “applies" there shall be substituted “means— E+W
(i)in the case of a person aged eighteen or over, a person to whom section 29 of the 1948 Act applies, and
(ii)in the case of a person under the age of eighteen, a person who is disabled within the meaning of Part III of the Children Act 1989”.
(2)After the definition of “parent" in that section there shall be inserted—
““parental responsibility” has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989.”
(3)In the definition of “the welfare enactments" in that section, in paragraph (a) after the words “the 1977 Act" there shall be inserted “ and Part III of the Children Act 1989" ”.
(4)At the end of that section there shall be added—
“(2)In this Act any reference to a child who is looked after by a local authority has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 13 para. 61 wholly in force at 14.10.1991 see s. 108(2)(3) and S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)