After section 61A of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49) there shall be inserted—
(1)Any residential or other establishment in respect of which there is no requirement to register under section 61 of this Act may apply for registration under this Part of this Act for the purposes only of Part 4 (Management of Residents' Finances) of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 4).
(2)Where an application for registration to which subsection (1) applies is granted, the establishment shall be entered in the register kept for the purposes of section 61(2) above by the local authority or, as the case may be, the Scottish Ministers.
(3)The provisions of this Part of this Act shall apply to establishments to which this section applies subject to the following—
(a)section 61(2) and (3) shall not apply;
(b)section 62(8) and (8A) shall not apply;
(c)section 65 shall not apply;
(d)the provisions of section 67(1) shall apply only where the person carrying on the establishment is registered.”.