Part X Miscellaneous and general
Chapter VI General
Construction
576 Meaning of “parent”.
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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “parent”, in relation to a child or young person, includes any person—
a
who is not a parent of his but who has parental responsibility for him, or
b
who has care of him,
except that in F1section 499(8) it only includes such a person if he is an individual.
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3
In subsection (1) “parental responsibility” has the same meaning as in the M1Children Act 1989.
4
In determining for the purposes of subsection (1) whether an individual has care of a child or young person, any absence of the child or young person at a hospital or boarding school and any other temporary absence shall be disregarded.