'Prescribed child' is defined in S4(1) to mean:

a)a person under 16, or

b)a person who:

(i)is 16 or more but under 25

(ii)is receiving full‑time education at a school, college, university or other educational institution, and

(iii)is not ordinarily in employment or engaged in work on his or her own account.

Interpretation of the following terms are separately considered below:

  • 'under 16' – 36.3.2
  • '16 or more but under 25' – 36.3.2
  • 'full-time education' – 36.3.4
  • 'school, college, university or other educational institution' – 36.3.5
  • 'ordinarily in employment' – 36.3.7
  • 'ordinarily ... engaged in work on the person's own account' – 36.3.7