1(1)Section 26 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (provision of accommodation in premises maintained by voluntary organisations) shall be amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (1), for “(1B)” there shall be substituted “ (1C) ”.
(3)For subsections (1A) and (1B) there shall be substituted—
“(1A)Arrangements must not be made by virtue of this section for the provision of accommodation together with nursing or personal care for persons such as are mentioned in section 3(2) of the Care Standards Act 2000 (care homes) unless—
(a)the accommodation is to be provided, under the arrangements, in a care home (within the meaning of that Act) which is managed by the organisation or person in question; and
(b)that organisation or person is registered under Part II of that Act in respect of the home.”
(4)In subsection (1C), for the words from “no” to “person” there shall be substituted “ no arrangements may be made by virtue of this section for the provision of accommodation together with nursing ”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 4 para. 1 wholly in force at 1.4.2002; Sch. 4 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 122; Sch. 4 para. 1 in force for E. at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2001/4150, arts. 1(2), 3(2)(3)(a) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 4 and in S.I. 2002/1493, art. 4) (as amended by S.I. 2002/1493, art. 6); Sch. 4 para. 1 in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2002/920, arts. 1(4), 3(3) (subject to art. 3(4)-(10) and to transitional provisions in Schs. 1-3)