19Responsible authority: general
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(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.