Question

5. Explain the terms – adolescent and competent authority

Answer 1

Answer:

adolescent - a young person who is no longer a child and not yet an adult, between the ages of about 13 and 17

competent authority - A competent authority is any person or organization that has the legally delegated or invested authority, capacity, or power to perform a designated function. Similarly, once an authority is delegated to perform a certain act, only the competent authority is entitled to take accounts therefrom and no one else.