PART 8MISCELLANEOUS
Signatures and claims for payments26
A signature required by these Regulations may be given, and a claim for a payment pursuant to regulations 6 or 24 may be made —
a
on behalf of a child by either parent or, in the absence of both parents, the guardian or other adult person who has the care of the child;
b
on behalf of any other person who is incapable of giving the signature or making the claim, by a relative or any other adult who has the care of that person; or
c
on behalf of any person under 18 years of age who is—
i
looked after by a local authority within the meaning of section 22(1) of the Children Act 198924 (general duty of local authority in relation to children looked after by them), by a person authorised by that authority;
ii
accommodated by a voluntary organisation within the meaning of section 59 of the Children Act 198925 (provision of accommodation by voluntary organisations), by that organisation or a person authorised by it.