http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/11The Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-15Expert Participation2022-04-01 The Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003art. 15(2)(e)(f)Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022Sch. 3 para. 62s. 160(1) The Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 PART III111For the purposes of this Order “nursing home” means, subject to paragraph (2), any premises used, or intended to be used, for the reception of, and the provision of nursing for, persons suffering from any illness or infirmity.2The definition in paragraph (1) does not include—aa hospital which is vested in the Department or managed by an HSC trust;ba private hospital as defined in Article 90(2) of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;ca children's home;dany sanatorium provided at a school or educational establishment and used, or intended to be used, solely by persons at, or members of staff of, that school or establishment or members of their families;eany first aid or treatment room provided at premises to which the Factories Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 (c. 20) or the Office and Shop Premises Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 26) applies or at a sports ground, show ground or place of public entertainment;fany premises used, or intended to be used, wholly or mainly—iby a medical practitioner for the purpose of consultations with his patients;iiby a dental practitioner or chiropodist for the purpose of treating his patients; oriiifor the provision of occupational health facilities;gany premises used, or intended to be used, wholly or mainly as a private dwelling; orhany other premises excepted from that definition by regulations.Words in Order substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 32, 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(d) (with Sch. 6 para. 1(3)); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2