Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001

Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14) S

18 In paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (persons disregarded for purposes of discount)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for heads (a) and (b) there is substituted—

“(a) either—

(i) he has as his sole or main residence a private hospital in Scotland; or

(ii) a care home service provides, in Scotland, accommodation which is his sole or main residence; and

(b) he is receiving care or treatment (or both) in the hospital or in the accommodation so provided.”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2)—

(i) the definitions of “hostel", “nursing home" and “residential care home" are repealed; and

(ii) after the word “paragraph—" there is inserted—

““care home service” has the same meaning as in the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 8); and”;

(c) sub-paragraph (3) is repealed; and

(d) in sub-paragraph (4)—

(i) the words “nursing home", are repealed; and

(ii) for the words “residential care home" there is substituted “ care home service ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 18 wholly in force at 1.4.2002, see s. 81(2)-(4) and S.S.I. 2002/162, art. 2(h) (subject to arts. 3-13)