• “nursing home” means—

  1. a

     premises which are a nursing home or mental nursing home within the meaning of the Registered Homes Act 19849 and which are either registered under Part II of that Act or exempt from registration under section 37 thereof (power to exempt Christian Science Homes); or

  2. b

     any premises used or intended to be used for the reception of such persons or the provision of such nursing or services as is mentioned in any paragraph of subsection (1) of section 21 or section 22(1) of the Registered Homes Act 1984 (meaning of nursing home or mental nursing home) or, in Scotland, as are mentioned in section 10(2) of the Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act 193810 (interpretation) and which are maintained or controlled by a body instituted by special Act of Parliament or incorporated by Royal Charter;

  3. c

     in Scotland—

     1. i

        premises which are a nursing home within the meaning of section 10 of the Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act 1938 which are either registered under that Act or exempt from registration under section 6 or 7 thereof (general power to exempt homes and power to exempt Christian Science Homes);

     2. ii

        premises which are a private hospital within the meaning of section 12 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 198411 (private hospitals), and which are registered under that Act;

• “residential care home” means an establishment—

  1. a

     which is required to be registered under Part I of the Registered Homes Act 1984 and is so registered, or is deemed to be registered under section 2(3) of the Registered Homes (Amendment) Act 199112 (which refers to the registration of small homes where the application for registration has not been determined); or

  2. b

     run by the Abbeyfield Society including all bodies corporate or incorporate which are affiliated to that Society; or

  3. c

     which provides residential accommodation with both board and personal care and is managed or provided by a body incorporated by Royal Charter or constituted by Act of Parliament other than a local social services authority; or

  4. d

     in Scotland, which is a home registered under section 61 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 196813 or is an establishment provided by a housing association registered with Scottish Homes established by the Housing (Scotland) Act 198814 which provides care equivalent to that given in residential accommodation provided under Part IV of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968; or

  5. e

     which is exempt from registration under Part I of the Registered Homes Act 1984 pursuant to section 1(4)(a) of that Act (exemption from registration in respect of certain homes) because one or more of the residents are treated as relatives pursuant to section 19(4) of that Act;

  and in paragraph (c) of this definition, “personal care” means personal care for persons in need of personal care by reason of old age, disablement, past or present dependence on alcohol or drugs or past or present mental disorder;