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80Part 1: interpretationE+W
(1)For the purposes of this Part, an expression in the first column of the following table is defined or otherwise explained by the provision of this Act specified in the second column.
Expression | Provision |
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Abuse | Section 42(3) |
Accrued costs | Section 15(5) |
Adult | Section 2(8) |
Adult needing care | Section 10(3) |
Authority under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 | Subsection (3) below |
Best interests | Subsection (2) below |
Cap on care costs | Section 15(4) |
Capacity, having or lacking | Subsection (2) below |
Care and support plan | Section 25 |
Care account | Section 29 |
Carer (other than in sections 58 to 62) | Section 10(3) |
Carer's assessment | Sections 10(2) and 12(8) and (9) |
Child's carer's assessment | Section 60(2) |
Child's needs assessment | Section 58(2) |
Daily living costs, amount attributable to | Section 15(8) |
Deferred payment agreement | Section 34 |
Direct payment | Sections 31 and 32 |
Eligibility criteria | Section 13 |
Financial assessment | Section 17(5) |
Financial limit | Section 17(10) |
Financial year | Section 126 |
The health service | Section 126 |
Independent personal budget | Section 28 |
Local authority | Section 1(4) |
Needs assessment | Sections 9(2) and 12(8) and (9) |
Parent | Section 58(6) |
Personal budget | Section 26 |
Registered care provider | Section 48 |
Support plan | Section 25 |
Well-being | Section 1(2) |
Young carer | Section 63(6) |
Young carer's assessment | Section 63(2) |
(2)A reference in this Part to having or lacking capacity, or to a person's best interests, is to be interpreted in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
(3)A reference in this Part to being authorised under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 is a reference to being authorised (whether in general or specific terms) as—
(a)a donee of a lasting power of attorney granted under that Act, or
(b)a deputy appointed by the Court of Protection under section 16(2)(b) of that Act.
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