18.—(1) A local authority may not require a contribution or impose a condition for reimbursement in relation to B where B—
(a)is suffering from any form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease where that disease has been clinically diagnosed by a registered medical practitioner(1); or
(b)has been offered or is receiving a service provided as part of a package of after care services in accordance with section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (after care).
(2) A local authority may not require a contribution or impose a condition for reimbursement in relation to a person whose needs for care and support a local authority is meeting in accordance with a duty or a power conferred by the Direct Payments Regulations by virtue of section 51 of the Act.
See footnote (1) to regulation 3.