Amendment of the Local Government Finance Act 1992

9.  In Schedule 1 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (persons disregarded for purposes

of discount)(1), in paragraph 7 (patients in homes in England and Wales), in sub-paragraph (2), for the definition of “independent hospital” substitute—

““independent hospital”—

(a)

in relation to England, means a hospital as defined by section 275 of the National Health Service Act 2006 that is not a health service hospital as defined by that section; and

(b)

in relation to Wales, has the same meaning as in the Care Standards Act 2000.”.

(1)

1992 c. 14; paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 1 was substituted by the 2000 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 20(c).