SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Registered Homes

PART IResidential Care Homes

Meaning of " relative "

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1

In this Part of this Schedule " relative " means any of the following—

a

husband or wife ;

b

son or daughter ;

c

father or mother ;

d

brother or sister ;

e

grandparent or other ascendant;

f

grandchild or other descendant;

g

uncle or aunt;

h

nephew or niece.

2

In deducing any relationship for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above—

a

any relationship by affinity shall be treated as a relationship by consanguinity, any relationship of the half-blood as a relationship of the whole blood, and the stepchild of any person as his child, and

b

an illegitimate person shall be treated as the legitimate child of his mother and reputed father.

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In this paragraph "husband" and "wife" include a person who is living with a person carrying on or intending to carry on a residential care home as that person's husband or wife, as the case may be, and who has been so living for a period of not less than 6 months.

4

A person, other than a relative, with whom a person carrying on or intending to carry on a residential care home ordinarily resides, and with whom that person has been ordinarily residing for a period of not less than 5 years, shall be treated for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule as if he were a relative.