The Regulation of Care (Applications and Provision of Advice) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2003

Amendment of the principal Order

2.—(1) The Regulation of Care (Applications and Provision of Advice) (Scotland) Order 2002(1) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2) of article 1 (interpretation)(2), insert–

““care at home service” means a support service which provides personal care or personal support to a person ("the recipient") within the recipient’s home;”

(3) In article 2 (applications for registration)(3)–

(a) in paragraph (1), for “paragraphs (2), (3) and (4)” substitute “the following paragraphs”; and

(b) after paragraph (4), insert–

“(5) Where an application is for registration of a care at home service, paragraphs 12, 32 and 33 of the Schedule shall not apply.”.

(4) In paragraph 31 of the Schedule, after “independent health care service”, insert “or a care at home service”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2002/113.

(2)

Article 1 was amended by S.S.I. 2003/151, article 2(2).

(3)

Article 2 was substituted by 2003/151, article 2.